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National 9~ainiuaah “ HAT ARE the sugar beet - groWer's going to do about L _‘ their “next year’s contract?” was the. question, propounded to a representative of THE BUSINESS FARM- na byvfa «who owns a big block ofsugar steak. We said we didn’t know..- He then .vouchsafed this statement: - “~The manufacturers will be'in anuanda'ry to know what to pay the farmers next year because they will know very little about next year’s production and prices.” ' There is no doubt but what the world shortage of sugar and the at- tendant high prices have been respon- sible for herculean efforts to increase _ production. This is noticeable in all parts of the world where sugar cane and beets can be grown. For the time being Europe’s beet fields are devastated and forsaken, but an- other year will see many of them again under production. Already capital is being invested and every effort put forth to encourage the beet farmers of Europe to again take up the production of sugar beets. Eur- ope has starved for sugar for three long years. Today many countries in the eastern hemisphere are going 'without, a hardship that is almost unendurable to those who have be- come accustomed to the use of sugar. . Even in Great Britain sugar has been and still is very hard to get and many, many people are obliged to go with- out. ' » As before stated these conditions are gradually leading to a stimula- tion of production and to scientific investigations that may lead to the discovery of sugar substitutes or ad— ditional sources from which sugar may be produced. . ICuba World’s Sugar Bowl At the present time’Cuba is the World’s sugar bowl. Sugar can be produced in that island country more cheaply and easily than in any other country on the face of the globe. Be- fore the war the Cuban planter re— ceived 2.62 cents per pound for the sugar in his cane, and made money. Now he‘receives from-12 to 15 cents per pound, and is rapidly growing rich. A natural advantage which the Cuban planter has over all competi- tors is the ease with which the cane is grewn. “To begin with,” the Geographic informs us, “after the first crop the planter does not have to bother with seed—time for about ten years. The soil is so deep and fertile that one planting produces ten harvests. Neither does cultivation bother him after the first season, for the blades stripped from one-crop form a mulch that keeps 1the weeds "1mm competing with the next one. Think of the profits that the American farmer would make out'of corn if he could get ten crops from one planting, and did not have to cultivate nine of them at all to keep down the weeds.” , What conditions. for the Ameri- can sugar beet grower to compete against! K The same thing that is happening the world over in the sugar indus- try is happening in Cuba. The planters are drunk with the Success they have attained and the enormous profits they have made and plans are under way for an unprecedented "expansion of the industry. Cuba is already producing nearly twice as much susar. as before the war and the ceming year her production will " be on a still larger scale. The above. quoted magazine gives us further light on the Cuban sugar ‘ 'as follows: .. ‘Thsse . “(demands 1 and ha . ‘ of Cuba’s fortune; atol the Future Price and Supply of Sugar World Shortage Responsible for Development of Sugar Industry ‘on‘ Scale ‘ . -I That May Mean Over-Production sold last January for $9,500,000. An- other which was valued at about $6,000,000 a few years ago, changed hands at $15,000,000. Numerous new fcentrals’ are being built and other projected, on ‘being capitalizé ed on the basis of this year’s earn- ings. Thousands of American cap- italists are investing in these flour- ishing enterprises. I “That the famine scale of prices of this year will not continue,” com- ments this magazine, “is the opin-' ion of those who are in a position to know. Just as soon as the European sugar beet comes back into cultiva- tion, price levels are bound to fall. Many warnings have been sounded about the singularity of. the source Economic safe— ty is opposed to‘having too many of one’s eggs in a single basket. But Cuba believes in making hay while the sun shines, though that hay may be sugar and that sun the sucrose hunger of the world.” ‘ England Takes Up Beet Production That Great Britain does not in— tend to ever again find her sweet tooth at the complete mercy of the rest of the world is shown in the efforts being made by her men of affairs to encourage the production of sugar beets within the Empire. A writer in the Detroit Free Press gives us the following information in acopyrighted article: “Plans for the production of sugar on this right little, tight little island and its belligerent and partly unwill-‘ ing side partner, Ireland, are inter- esting. There are optimistic peo— ple who actually believe that Britain can make herself for the future in— dependent of all outside sources of supply. Of course the answer is beet sugar. “Her sugar enthusiasts argue that cane sugar must be raised in all British possessiOns where suitable conditions exist, and that work im- mediately must be begun in Eng— land, Ireland, Scotland and Wales toward the introduction of the sugar beet as a regular crop. “In order to encourage this rais- ing of beet sugar within the confines of the United Kingdom what is tantamount to a bonus of about $253 per ton will be granted to home— grown beet sugar over all sugar im— ported from foreign countries, and of nearly,$10 per ton over sugar im- ported from British dominions and colonies.’ And the government has taken half the shares and provided a guarantee of interest on the other half to help the company which has been organized as the beginning of the movement by the British Sugar Beet Growers' Society. Its manu- facturing and producing experiments will be conducted at Kelham, near Newark. This is on the banks of the . Trent. “Here a fine factory is being built. Transportation by rail, river, canal and road is available. An area of about 6,000 acres for several years has been under preparation. This, however, will form only a small part of the land which will be devoted to the growing of sugar beets. Every farmer in the section has been in- structed and urged toward this cul— tivation and it is hoped that this factory may serve as a model for many co-operative factories to be erected later for farmers joining hands for the production of British sugar. “The factory will begin operation in 1921 and it is expected that it then will produce 8,000 tons. The total British consumption is about 1,800,000 tons, so this will be but one small lump in the British sugar bowl, but it will be a starter.” Sugar From Corn Refer-ring again to the National Geographic our attention is caught by the following significant state— ment: “One of the strange things about sugar cane is that the sap of" the growing plant has little sugar, while in the mature stalk the juice is rich in sucrose. The action of the sun’s rays seems to transform glu- cose into sucrose,——a transformation that cannot be accomplished by hu— man means. If man knew how to do that, every corn-field would be a. sugar-field.” Yet a few, days ago comes the in? teresting announcement that “after more than three years intensive ef— fort” a process has been invented and perfected by’which “white su— gar of the- best domestic and com- mercial kinds may be obtained from corn. * * * * It has all the physical and chemical characteristics of honey and in that sense might be called corn-honey. The new sugar is white in color, contains all nutri- tive qualities, and is about 80 per H. H. mack“ " Introducing Our New Market Editor N PURSUIT of our policy to spare no ox- pense within reason to make this publi- cation of the greatest possible service to the farmers of Michigan the Business Farm- er has recently added to its editorial staff Mr. H. H. Mack, of Rochester. Michigan. who becomes market and live stock editor. Mr. Mack has had a long‘an d rich experience, both as a farmer and a market He was born and raised on a farm and with the exception of 17 years spent in Detroit ' reporting the live stock markets for local newspapers, he has spent his whole life in the country. the Detroit Free Press at Michigan Central Stock Yards, and he has been a regular com “ tributor to the Detroit ’I‘imchor more than ' twenty years, writing on agriculture, stock markets and kindred topics. will not base his views upon theopinions of . ~ others nordopend for his upon hearsay.‘ He will [per- sonally visit each week the Detroit live stock markets and the grain exchange, and with the assistance of special telegraphic reports will, we believe, give to the readers of the Business Farmer the most com- plete. reliable and np-to-date market information and forecasts of any farm paper in the United States. Our readers are invited to markoflng"problems'to'Mr.‘Maok, who will be glad to give ' ‘ them the benefit of his experience and investigations. ‘ at his home once, Rochester, Mick, or in care of the Business Farmer; reporter. For . ten years he represented live MrMack Address him atom beet lands it‘ll very poor. . , "e-s‘épceiiabei'zs 1920 * ‘1'2'3 , - ’s: cent as sweet as sugar cane. At present. the new sugar is made in syrup form, is water-white in color and possesses the unique features of being crystalizable. As soon as possible, .the new sugar in crystalized or granulated form will be placed on the market so that the people of this country may be able to cut their sugar bill in half.” Further comment upon this new “sugar” is withheld until the De- partment of Agriculture makes known its position or further inform- ation is available. It is referred to here merely to indicate some of the efforts that are being made to pro- duce sugar more cheaply and in greater volume. It is not surprising in view of the foregoing facts that the sugar fact— ories may be puzzled to know what kind of a contract to write next year that will satisfy the producer and protect their investments. They may yet have occasion to regret their refusal to share this year’s profits equally with the growers when they are forced to the point of offering below—production prices on their next year’s contracts. \KE we see it right— ly the beet sugar oncerns are due for some hard sledding and they'll need all the sympathy and assist— ance they can get from the growers. W'estern Growers in Conference The Sugar Beet Growers’ Journal official publication of the Mountain States Beet Growers’ Ass’n, informs us that the growers’ committee met with the officers of the Great West- ern Sugar Company in July, and that all angles of the business from both the manufacturer’s and growers’ viewpoints were thoroughly discuss— ed, and the price for 1921 virtually agreed upon. The outcome of this and subsequent conferences are ex- pected to be announced some time this month. The Colorado people believe with THE BUSINESS FARMER that small fact- ories for the extraction of crude su- gar and similar to what were in op- eration in Europe before the war could be erected in the sugar beet states of this country. The first sug- gestion that this might be done was contained in an issue of THE BUSI- NESS FARMER early last spring. Im- mediately thereafter the powers that be got busy and a number of Michi- gan papers, including a farm paper published in Detroit, have carried stories to the effect that such fact- ories would not be feasible in this country. But we have information to the contrary. Since last spring we have been investigating this sub- ject and we expect to have something very interesting to say about it. in the not distant future. That the farm- ers of this state will eventually con- trol the sugar industry in Michigan there is little doubt. Whether this will be accomplished by the construction of competing factories or by the pur~ chase of existing plants is a qustion. The suggestion has been made that if the Farm Bureau is sincere in its ad- vocacy of farmer-owned sugar plants the manufacturers be asked to make an appraisal of their factories for sale to the farmers. It might not be a bad idea, at that. 1920 Crop As the harvesting t-i'me apprOaches it becomes more and more certain that Michigan will not have more than a ' normal tonnage, if indeed, that much. Reports from Isabellacounty tell of a great deal of damage to beets by black not. How wide-spread this dis- ease is or how much: damage it. done will not be known until the . boots are pulled. The crop on the "landsls good, but math. I - éfia'fioiie‘ or teases-bah 0» operators in Michigan "and at . one time.,president of the M10?!— .igan Bean~Jobbers' Ass’n, predicts .an: indefinite period of, low bean prices. In fact, he does not believe -.t:hat beans . ,_have_'_ yet__ reach-3:1,”. their lbw level, but expecis'Yurali‘e-r 'de- -c1ines when the new crop comes on the market. “I expect to’see beans ‘go to.4 cents 'per pound‘ to -the producer,” he says. Iii'r.“j'()rr admits that'about everyt-hing‘ that could ' happen to a markethave conspired ' to keep the bean' market in an‘ Fun- settled condition-and prices lew'er 'than the food value of theproduct “put over the should warrant. .. - , . . , “Your paper and most of the grow- ‘ ers and jobbers have been bulls on the bean market for the past" two ,years," saier. Orr to 9. represent- . ative bi THE BuerEss FARMER. “But you can’t, go againSt the law of sup- ply and demand. The facts are that the .war brought on high prices whiCh stimulated production not only in this country but in foreign lands as well. The war also made the masses pros— perous and they simply quit eating ' beans. _'In‘the face of such a com- bination, over-produCtion .and, slack- ‘ ened demand, how can you expect bean prices to maintain their form— er high level?" , “You need notexpect a return of $6 or $7 beans," said Mr. Orr, “until a tariff is placed upon imports from the Orient. Why, do you know that the Japs are simply flooding this country with Kotenashi beans, and the American speculator is helping them to do it. The same crowd that pilnto deal during the war imported Kotenashi beans as fast as they could get them. A 'few months ago these fellows made it known tothe navy bean jobbers that representatives of French and Italian buyersqwerejn the market for large ,qurlntitiesgrvOf. American. beans and. through the'go'flicia‘l organization of the Michigan Bean Jobb‘ers' 'A’Ssoci- 'ation the '_elevator interests 0f the ‘St'ats-“gav‘e' options-Mn their st0cks on "hand 5'in ‘Junepfiorgettin’g 'a : similar iieirperximent'f last January. ‘ A.- ;-good : :ma-ny fell: for. the1statement and while ethey, were ,holding;,the bag and keep- . ,L'fa‘nd I .dbuftcair I-gknowthere‘a ing the market up these fellows flood- ed the market with Kotenashis. That’s Quenreason: why the bean market has .lsuch a tumble lately. ' “You need- not— expect 7France ‘ or or «Austria to take many Amer- ;figxbeans, They are not bean eat“ They are rye bread eaters. The 4':"§anrand pin thosei cbuntries is for ‘gfeadstuds-and not for beans”. .I-gfgfiprgasgjto:the effect of the Kote- fistgishif competition. ..A '_ wholeSale gamer; or Ironton, Shingwas at this hotel-gthe-other day, (Mr. Orr has beehi:s'topping at the‘Olympia Hotel, Mon Siemens) and he told me the fhllowing incident 2' - . 41‘5He’fhad placed an order for_a'.‘car oi'v-Kotenashi‘ beans at $6 per hundred a car “of navy:; beans at, $8 per. hundred“ The Koten’ashi car came first; and this salesmen 'went. out to take their orders from retail groc- ers. ',He"w._as obliged ‘to chargeeight cents pet". pound; for! the Ketenashis, and ten” cents forithemaviesh :Do you suppose he Could getany orders for - the navy-beans? .Noton youx' life. The: Kote'nashi was' just as 'r'goo‘d a been as far as the retail ‘merchant’ was. concerned as the navy andf he did-h't"ha'v-e'to pay‘so high ag‘prii'ce‘ for. it.) :T’h‘e result 'was. that- he Soon , disposedsvr'of his entire'c'ar' o‘rKoten: ashiz 'anfls-zh'ad' orders for . more, but he still “hasbn han‘dfa£”g§;9.d" part"of__.“ mcharload of navy beans: Vlad} this“? instance _'_.is typicalhgbecausef you can. go almost-Xanyh-{plaice-_-you please in 'the latest. cities‘ ,.ahd Your will find the Kotenashi" bean_;fln,diu‘g‘ favor fat its lower price; in 'the eyes: ott‘he‘, - consumer; ‘ - . “I'm-bear on 'beans_i‘.f_or.,fi’some " amet-ao'momexr assented Within—on," .- ane..stil:i t ric “motorefihemrsr ‘ : iii "a: are plenty a of lobh’e'rs ,‘wno ; , _ "unemployment, ' iork he knows it. (ion. by 9173511”? “1%; destatixesmr th§.=stata73£dar filliflybtkgl"fiiiinigfiaf ‘~ 3 ~.: the ‘i‘béflflm‘i‘ . r~ er w’x \ w cars obsbighspric'odsbsansion axwecicly Star¢.,,;.,....w.., Breadstdfis, ProtegtioejTariff ’ , Restore FormerBe‘dnErice's * ; a - i ' - v——.__-.-=:; 't L " .‘wl' dition akin to stagnacy and the bean grower. 'been‘ against him. we have tried the situation. the‘bean deal in an unpartial and the meters which may affect the m -. _ f’fTideide'sfto the Bean Question . ONCE MORE the bean harvest approaches with the market in acou- ‘the “future trend of_,the market. Still smarting under his exper- ienccsiot the past two years when on the face ' dictions to the Vcontraryf‘the market went down, down, down, causing both growers and elevators alike enormous babes.- The grower stands between the devil and deep-sea, tempted on the one hand to sell :hiS' I crop at ruinously. low prices, and on the'other hand to held for a few "months in hopes that the market will come back. We sympathizewith FO!‘ two years he- has lost money. 1 Everything has in view of the circumstances as we know them, there was no help for Reviewing the bean conditions as they are today. we ' can see little hope for immediawa higher prices, and yet there are fact- 'ors which, MAY so develop as. to change the situation very materially}, for the better. In the accompanying article we havesought to review subject will ,be,published frOm time to time.—Editor. the grower in utter darkness as to of 95 per cent‘of the’pre-l hard and honestly to help him. but dispassionate »manner and to discuss arket. Additional articles upon this ‘ hand 'whofiare doing the same thing, but I cant see'it.¥ The Wholesale carefully grocer is going mighty ~~about loading up on beans at any price. For two years he has been stung on beans and there are might-y few who haven’t got hit hard en su-. gar the last sixty days. So they won’t fall all over themselves to buy any large stocks of navy beans." Is 1\Ir. Orr Right? If all the jobbers of Michigan, Cal- ifornia and New York talk and be- lieve as Mr. Orr says he believes that beans will go lower and they prac— tice in unison what they preach, there isn’t a doubt in the world but what we shall see lower priced beans. In weighing predictions of this na- ture, however, it is always well to consider whether the ~speaker has an interested motive. It is easy for anyone 'with an iron in the tire to think and talk along the lines of the «,greatest benefit to them. , . It must be remembered that there :are few if any bean‘ jobber-s in Mich: vi-gan‘ who have ‘not lost money on beans in the past year. A good Baruch'l‘acklés F '. .‘ a... N . . _ \ ', . fl Bernard hit-dub 'v‘vhd toot: ‘colutioh “hundred? marketing problems. - «my. 7. :é- g? ' ERNARD, M. _‘ ABpARUCi-I, (former. 1B chairmamot thed'United‘States: Industries, Board, I, New, 4 broker and__'well known in; p~.' mica gan‘d‘ unsung: circles,; Merger 0555f toidiécbierv ifi'..pqssible the 2 road between producerand consumfi 'eri iswso .longnand crooked and,,whe_th-' sign canfbe Shortene'djand (straightfi é'hed. -_He_‘has.gone' to Kansas tolicon- threTupon fthfegfisubjgéti'il” ~. -: ' :35, “A _ meeting 'Yhelgd , with ,thegvj'eprefi 1} ‘ fer'wlth'.,the' stats scarab: Agriculj , gé‘fitiire.-ithe:.graiigéiarthegfiéém n , . . fairways;panama.,%.Ksnw's,,om 2‘“! L . ’ I I . '~. v- of; tfi;e_,i¢:§.t,§ftfi§y‘rs M;_,all susfilcfgu 51;: many of them, have on hand from. one to‘ five cars of beans purchaseddat from one to two cents per pound more than they can get- for them to- day. -As a St; Johns elevator man reperted to the Bear» Bag at Lansmg, ' ‘ “The old beans are entirely exhaust- ed and what beans are " left are in' the elevator hands,‘ but contrary to the modern agriculturist's idea this is one time when the stOcks are out of the farmers’ hands, and 'controll- ed by elevators, that the price does not advance." It would be to' the decided advantage of every holder of beans to bull the market in an'ef— ' fort to restore the price to such lev- els as would enable them to sell' with; out a loss. ' ' On the other hand‘those Who have already sold and pocketed'their loSs will be ‘just ‘as anxious to bear the market and to cause the farmers to' think that pricesma‘y g’o ‘still’ lower and remain there indefinitely. This would have the effect 'of inducing many farmers to sell at the opening market. With the price of beans at the lowest possible figure‘the‘ elevaté ors would not have so large an 'in< Farm Problems??? ‘ “What are, we herettor?“ they v asked Mr. Baruch. w ' 1 , ‘ “That’s it exactly,”. replied Mr. Baruch,j“What are we .here fer?" " .“‘They,. were there for the same purpose but no one'could definitely‘ state the object. of the meeting.“ It was: a mutual affair. . Th'ey ‘nietfto obtainzintormation: ' ' ‘ 1 ‘ “All of’ them "agreed upon thing, and that, is ' ' ‘ “There is where. . . “The farmers havenOtbeen able to. find out, What it is or where it is. Mr. Baruch Was not able to te'll‘them what it is;~,or‘where it is. - .1 “But ‘Barney' Baruchhas come to Kansas to find 'out::the'-what and :the one where of the thing that is wrong.' i The farmers accepted his enlistment. They said, Go to it,’ and Mr.» Baruch is .on his way. . . ‘ ‘ .-, .Will Make a Tour of Statei “This week he will travel through ‘ :Kansa,s,_golng from ,placeto place in the wheat belt. ‘xHe will visit Man- hattan, 'illays, Larned, 'Hutehinson gand ;othe_r towns. He .does net know how many_ towns he. Will Hyisitf or avv’hat downs. ,— He does-~ not know-how long. he will. stay in Kansas-,Vor‘..vv",hat he will "and out. :Heds'on the trail .ofthe greatmystery- ofwhat’s wrong; “this? followings: ’ r s. ‘{The‘zthib§§+that viswrong is in Tth‘e’" ,fermfmar'kaing system, “What “the ferment-want to know is:‘ ‘Who gets", then-'prbiits? L That is 'what *erfBar-i » uch wants to know} ,1 The, farinei's'Cbefé~ Heme smartly ‘3 fiat somewhere: that licks 491;. sthegsq’ream and (I'Mtkf Barixéli' ‘1812553:~'119:1i€?1r311 9.: :fliatjéétii' were? .' knowing vdgfinitelygtheg;,-hid;inglilécgi‘f' ‘ {charms itheirjlé' " Insane? .. ' . ., .. “be gamma s§xfiew1ter§"bétw€én ~ mama _~ 4 5" E 3 y ; -.+eler§tbrut .‘fit".:lmfifi85“thfl‘: this? "something wrong some? A v 4 ‘mbif-a ‘ n"»'.<..-J'n‘ 94- w" ‘ :‘l' ,,.’th‘e, ,mi element; and ’ ’ vestman' "iii. the? stock "this-y might if purchase as [formerly and it they hOnestly (believed. that prices might go higher: a, few -. months , after .the . harvest they; would be able, to lay, in... large, stocks and in; the event seen that, losses. It can be easily there wouidbe a very natural temp? . tation upon the. part of many elevat~ ors and jobbers: to_ take; this course w, . although we do not accuseany. of-_. them ‘of having it infmind. , .The Brighter" Side z - We will not presentafevv'tactsg that are given out by the bulls, those who believe, both from an interest- ed andiuninterested standpoint that. beans will advance in price during , 'm‘st ' ’ the winter months." In the place as Mr. O‘rr says Mr. J. Ralph .Pickell of The . Rosenbaum Review predicts higher bean prices the lat,- ter part .of;September.“ "As to,th . may happen to beans after .that'time . hejhas not committed himseltu Bab- son’s crop 'and market-reporting ser- vice is also bullish on beans. Neither of these are probably financially in— terested in beans. Below. isa report from Tausend & Maloney,.Inc.‘, of Grand Rapids, who are jobbers of beans. ‘ We are ad- vised. that they have some high pric- ed beans on. hand. It is to their ad- vantage then to bull the market. - They say: - . 1 “We estimate the Michigan crop as follows: Acreage, 273,000 acres. Yield, 9 bushels to theacre. Total- crop, 2,457,000 bushels. (This is .a. million bushels short of the Secre- tary of State’s estimate). ' - r “Japan Kotenashi crop, we are in- formed, is only about thirty (30 per. cent) percent -of:last year... ,Total,‘ holdover; of both. domestic and form. eign- stocks isyfar below, that of the; pastufewl-y-ears. . , . . . .. :.~Mar.~ket prices; Years ,zTotalsU; S. i - Crops? :lA'ug. 15" 0c't.:~152 1917.”. 414,967,000 $11575 ‘ $15.40.; 1918:. 19,506;000r'3 10.75.» .1050: 1919 ...11,448.,01003:1; 8.60 ‘ 7.50mi 1920'”; 8,879,000 $.50 . . 7.50:1. Some _, of, Eactors .‘That, May '_ . , .thc.mIkct_, _. ,_ 3. If unemsleyment increases to; any? extent the demand for beans should increase. Factories are-closing- every [week - throwing (jarg'e’numbers-g of mencut of work. ~ Atthensam'e» time , a._number_ of bigf__ta-cto-ri,es;are 'renevv- fing‘p‘ope-rations. .,_;It wlille-reguire ari- _ other sixty-daysi...todetermine wheth- er runemployme’nti- is to, inorease “er decrease. . _, gt . . .Higher “pricesqufm. inroadstui‘ls ' should naturally} make "for ...higher prices on beans.- ~:.-Ry.'e.~a_n_d\ wheat have .both advanced latyelys,‘._butv phe- dictions Tare that‘ilbfiér" p “(refs are. due before the firs-t, ohms , Attire same-time the pr’osp‘e'ct, 2'5} glow. potato prices mak'es...;tli;isfi table I a .‘keenficOmpetitor with; beans. , Should the next congressiminedi- ately, upon convening, undertake j_ a tariff bill that _Will. put an, adequate tariff “on Oriental, beans therewill, be no question 'butwhatit willhavea most stimulating effect hpon..‘ the bean’ market. , The failure officong- ress to enact such legislation would only still further depress the market. If the national federation of‘bean jobbers inaugurate the advertising campaign discussed"? at-their Chicago convention it, should, .st‘imhlate;_the demand for'navy‘bea‘ns. 7'It. had—"been " amplifiedftéf’sfiéfid *‘szoo?o.o.o :oxi'fslaqh a campaign the cost '_of’ Which woiild be Shared by grower,"‘elévatér’fand jobber‘falik‘e.‘ : ~ a . ; ; i‘srAli‘ot‘ the above factors are yet in the"mikingvi-‘fbtitisome of 'théin'are expected to'develop'by th‘efftinie’ the , farmers are 1"rféa’dy_§;to" market 'i'tliféir new crop.“ ' ' . . I‘Réizlehiberfitheié. has: be ~-.a5:tur‘n‘ing "in; this 1mg: rt. Wehavejhadtwe yegrg 05.10“; ‘ v ' ,0! higher "prices. recuperate...their 1.8.2.0, w , . . ,4. - i‘ , '7 > _ u ,v" o ANSWERTthne'isserti-on that is V gotten, made byove'r-icautious lead.- w g, - era in the milk produceYs’ 'aSBOcif' / ‘ ' ; “ions... "that milk distributing is ‘th 4 co-mplex‘j and risky business mutating ers to 5 8a '9; in,",one needs only to refer‘to h experiences of farmers in' ct cr state whet haveg‘one sled- ” gin-t0 the“ _ lug-raw: milk and" the manufacturing is-reccjrdedia failure, butflthat is true amen-2 typ‘e‘s "’ bf ;btisiness,‘,whether in- dividually; corporater er tie-opera- tively owned. I majority of eo-‘opera-tiye mariner-own: , ed mflk'plants..jfi}t§e.. 9mm”, my? :‘- §0W91fi1Sand-«Mthi‘b'urstew ave-err ‘5 “film “fife‘p'aying th’é‘tarme‘r members, the-highest prices“ fer: thfeirgpfoducts‘f. sass for Four Per‘Cent-Milk In. ' ;. Gumberland, ~_Maryland. . The‘ New ,Tri-State Sanitary Milk Company of Cumberland, Maryland, is a» striking example of what farm- ers can accomplish in» the milk“ dis- tributing field under proper manage- ment. Previous to June of last year a good many. producers in the vicin- , mi 013' Cumberland’ were" ‘ peddling their milk from hence to house. Oth- ers sold their product at whOlesale to a milk distributing concern: All recognized that these methods were wasteful and .costly. There was the usual trouble that prevails every- where wbetween producer. and dis— tributor over the question of test, price and surplus. .Finally, with the assistance of Mr. Roy-Potts. of .,the Bureau of Markets, 3. ' co—operative milk» distributing association was or— ganized and the Cumberland milk plant was purchased... . - ‘ . - The plant was bought at aninitial cost-lot $40,000, the amount for which the :property‘ rwas bonded, and the bonds used as "collateral for the note of the company to that: amount. $30,000 was raised by the’i-ndividual notes of "the various dairymen, each ot~whom subscribed amt-he rate of $30 for each gallon of milk. Which he proposed to 'put- thrOug-h.~the plant per," day. This 430,000 Worth 2 of notes. are being paid io‘t'f by . the, dairy; men; at the rate of, five cents with- held for each "gallon of",lnilk delivered at the plant. In "this way,jn a dairy- man‘ supplies the milk he subscrib- fi.‘ Distributing and of dairyl‘produots." '-"'I~l“eréqiand there“ Buffingfatfths zen.“ - . H. A of their products. The Farmers in Action . . LL OVER. the United States the farmers are going into business, A —-Big Business, it you please. They are building and buying milk plants,sugar‘ factories, terminal elevators, packing houses, fruit drying plants, and every other kind of plant for the finishing Michigan has long stood in the front rank of co-op- - oration—abut shemust give way to more.;progressive states unless the and‘wtheir leaders wake up to theopportunities that are pass- ~' ing'their'im‘y.‘ The Business Farmer secured written accounts of ‘ what the" farmers of other states are doing - our from time to. Wee-Editor. and will present these to} ._ 3,, V. a~--. lied” for,._l;is'_.note.,..will be .paid for. in_ :' »ran-sinttwen‘tykmoashss anwnich time ‘ .1. hisstbck to: that 'alno‘unt will be is- ' sued to i‘h‘im',“ bearinginterést at' th rate'of six per cent. ' its members 42 cents per gallon. for four per cent milk, or $4.88 per 100 pounds, with three cents for each tenth of a point'of butterfat, above or below four per cent, per hundred pounds. It is also purchasing milk from a few non—members, for which it pays 37 cents per gallon, thus enabling the member to’get the same cash price as'the non—member, and the cost of his stock in addition. The company retails milk at nine cents per pint and 17~cents per quart. Regarding the profits of the con— cern, the manager, Mr. 'John McGill, Jr., writes THE BUSINESS FARMER as, follows: “After paying all operating ex— penses incl’uding a liberal reserve for depreciation, ourvplant shows an accrued profits of $6,412.44 up to August :1, 1920, since taking the plant over on June 20, 1919. We should say, however, that from June 20,, 131.9, to January 1, 1920, dur— , ing thertime we Were undergoing re- modeling. and re-equipping, we had a .net loss: of $461.06, so‘t‘hat the $6,000 surplus has been accrued since .January_‘ lst.” Cumberland is a thriving manu- facturing t0wn of about 30,000 pop- ulation. But there is no reason why if farmers can successfully own and operates milk plant in a city of that size they cannot be equally suc- ceszul in a city-ten times-as large.- were built. Farmers Building Con Wisconsin _ ‘ densing .Plant ‘ The illustration shown below is. ~the new condensing and powdered - milk plant under construction by the The new TriJState Company pays 7 Mm; Pmducers I Co-operative Mar- keting Company of Burlington, Wis— consin. It is, as it were, being built right under the nose df'the Nestle Food Company,- whose arbitrary _methods of dealing with the farm- ers drove them to the erection of their own plant. “The necessity of this writes Mr. E. C.,Rockwell, tary of the Milk Producers’ Ass’n, of the Chicago Dairy District, “was brought about by the Nestle Food Co. refusing to purchase milk from the members of the Milk Producers’ Co-operative Marketing Co., the early part of last March. At that time the Marketing Company was selling the milk torthe farmers at $2.70 per hundred pounds.” The Nestle Food Company posted a. notice that they would pay to their patrons $2.90 per hundred,—-their patrons meaning menrnot members of the co—opera— tive Marketing Company. Later in March they notified the Marketing Company that they would pay to the Marketing-Co. members $1.85 per hundred pounds for their milk, at the same time offering $2.90 to ‘their patrons.’ The MarketingCoi, refused‘to accept this price and the result was that Wtemporary plants This move on the part of the Nestle Food '00., strengthened theorganization one hundred per cent, and the farmers in the vicinity of Burlington, who theretoforehad beenob‘liged to sell to the .Nestle Company, determined to build . a plant,” secre—. (lensing Plants ' . I A plant or their own and‘become ind: pendent-Tot the Nestles and all our 1 outside concerns. Consequently the] formed a company and are now erect ing a plant at the expense of about $85,000. The Milk Producers' Mar: keting ‘00., will equip the plant and sell the product manufactured there in.” ‘ ’ v This plant when completed and _-equipped will be second to none in .the handling of milk and milk prof ductsin the Chicago dairy district. UThe,plantris located [on thesoo rail: road, one of the foremost trunk lines inthe country and not far fromthé main business section of the city oi Burlington. The plant stands on a lot 234 x 234 and is itself 80 x 224. The construction of the building is durable and lasting. The plant will contain as fine laboratories fortestJ ing purposes as will be found in the state.’ All machinery will be opera ated by electricity. Steam and hot water will be furnished by four 152 H.VP. boilers. It is estimated that about twenty-five men will be employd ed in the plant. I . - “We are looking for the men who say' farmers cannot run their busi- ness,” says the Milk News of, Chia cago. Come up to Michigan. we’ve got ’em here. . ‘ , Boston Farmers Get Nearly $5 Per th. For m1]: '. ‘ , Beginning with the 9th ot- this month the farmers around Boston received a half cent more per quart for milk, in accordance with the'ad- vance to 10 1-2 cents made by ‘the New England Milk Producers’_ asso‘ ciation, as a result of the increased freight rates and higher production costs. The Producers’ Association su‘D‘ mitted reasons-for the increase to the commission on'the necessaries oi life'recently and received the approv- al of that body. Figures submitted :showed the. cost ‘of producing a quart of milk in Septemberfto, be 9.128 “cents as compared with 8._,91.in Aug- ust. Adding the present cost oi ‘bringing' the milk to, Boston... 1.78 cents per q_uart,brings the cost-to 10.9 cents‘a quart delivered“ in Bus-- I ton. ' t ‘ .., l- C ' the farmers states, fsonal and chattel -' _t will-enter‘lcid in \V . 5 I I/II I «(a 1 ‘- ' v. .\ Pancreas GET mes. THAN TWO- ' mos FEDERAL. un- snavn LOANS . Mr. ‘ George P. Hampton; -Manag-=- in!” Director of the --Far.mere' Na— tional Council, in a statement just made public' points out that Governor: Harding of the Federal. Reserve Board in his speech September 16th to the Cleveland Chamber of Com- merce, showed that the bills dis— counted by Reserve Banks in the south and west directly in support of agricultural and live stock interests totaled on September 3rd this year 1 only eleven and four—tenths per cent , —'-ab'out one—ninth—of the total bills discounted by the Reserve Banks on September 10th. The farmers' di- ; rect help from the system is appar— ently only one and seven-tenths per ' cent‘-——about one-sixtieth —, of the total loans and investments on Sep- tember 3rd of reporting member thanks, including rediscounts with Federal Reserve Banks. ‘ ‘ “The farmers’ end of the help from the Federal Reserve Bank sys- tem," says Mr. Hampton, “is evi- ' dently not only thes'mall end of the horn, but practically the disappear- ing end. To make even this show- ing for the basic industry. agricul- ‘ ture, Governor Harding includes in the’Chicago district, loans of $142,— 000,000—‘-nearly 'half the amount loaned to farmers directly—which he states are ‘made directly or in- directly to banks in strictly agricul- tural sections.’ .“Last year," the spokesman for “the total per- indebtedness of farmers was, in round figures, $2,— 105,000.000, on which interest, com- missions, bonuses, etc., averaged nearly 10 per cent. Such charges constitute a very heavy item in the cost of pnoduction of farm products, and they are unnecesary. Farmers have great difficulty in getting credit to’day o‘n'the best of security. There are nearly 20,500,000 depositors in National Banks, and the total deposits in- these banks on June 30th this yeahwere $15,008,000,000. Senator Owen’s statement that Federal Re- serve Bank members have loaned over $500,000,000 at 15 per cent to 30 per cent, nearly $600,000,000 at . 12 per cent to 15 per cent, and over $2,500,000.000 at 10 per cent to 12 per cent, though challenged by the metropolitan press, has been con» firmed by the Comptroller of the Cur- rency. ' “American farmers will not be able to continue producing bumper crops such as this year's,” concludes Mr. Hampton, “unless they can get short time credits on good security at reasonable rates, nor can consum- ers get farm products cheaply un- der existing credit conditions. ’ “What is the Government doing with the people's money?" NEW YORK FARMERS FORM EXCHANGE At a recent meeting at Ithaca, N. Y., H. E. Babcock, director of the Grange League Federation Exchange explained the object to be attained. “The immediate purpose of the Ex- change,” he said, “is the purchase as a going concern of the present Grange Exchange at Syracuse, which was put in the held about two years ago by the New York State Grange. The latter's business,” he says, “is much larger than is generally rea1-- ised. As it is now going it would .have exceeded $1,000,000 for the year 1920,. What the new Exchange proposes to do is simply to provide capltal and the backing of all fam- ers’ organisations which it .is taking over may be adequately financed and conducted economically. “Perhaps thaarest statement of the future plans of rithe Exchange is that 0’ TH 7 of sufficient she to command the re- spect and meet the competition of similar traders in these lines. over whom farmers new exercise no meal-r are of control and. whose interests , are always personal and never coo . operative." . Under the certificate of incorpora- tion each of the three big farmers’ organizations contributes equally to its management. Three of the in- itial directors are named by the Grange, three by the Dairymen’s League and three by the Farm Bu— reau Federations. Future directors will e nominated by these organiza- tions and elected by the stockhold- ers. MICHIGAN TO BUY KANSAS HAY Michigan wants to buy Kansas al- falfa. Ralph Snyder, president of Kansas State Farm Bureau, has re- ceived a letter from this state in- quiring if ’Kansas has may to ship out. The Kansas State Farm Bureau will learn how much alfalfa in the state is ready for shipment, or will be available by fall. The bureau will act as an agent in bringing the buyer and seller together, thereby eliminating the middleman and re- ducing the cost to the buyers. It is expected the amount of hay for sale will be reduced on account of the shortage of bale ties. GO-OPERATIVE CHEESE' FACT- ORIES OF MINNESOTA UNITE Organization of Minnesota cheese producers for the purpose of mar- Farmers Want Stock IVE STOCK producers of Blinois are to further a movement to control the sale of their cattle, hogs and sheep until they reach the manufacturer or packer. The Illi- nois Agricultural Association through its Live Stock Marketing Depart- ment, recommends the establish- ment of co-operative commission firms at the Chicago and St. Louis Stock Yards, to the American Farm Bureau, by“ all middle west state Farm Bureaus and other farm or- ganizations. The 200 Co-operative Shipping Associations in the state is the first step to complete the gap be- tween the producer and manufact- urer, and live stock men declare com- mission firms to handle the business of these associations, is the next logi- cal step. This action was taken at the September Executive Committee meeting. The three year old co-operative commission firm of the Farmers’ Un— ion at the Omaha Yards does more business than any of the 54 firms and in the past six months has turn- ed back 65 per cent of the commis- sion charge to producers. the figures of C. H. Watts, General Manager. Mr. Watts and J. W. Os- borne of South St. Paul told the II- linois producers that it will be a hard row to bee but the result will be good. The aim of the Illinois Agricultur- al Association in starting commission firms is not primarily to save the cost of commission but to buy and sell to the best advantage and stabil- ize markets. H. W. Mumford, Di- rector of the Live Stock Marketing Department, says “the aim must be to secure economic justice for farm: ers, not economic advantage. Ag- ricultural co-operators must so or- (let their activities that they can meet the consuming public with the same fair-minded frankness that they demand.” ~ , Live Stock Shipping Associations and County Farm Bureaus approve the establishment of commission Inns. The Union Stock Yards guar- antees facilities. The Executive Com- mittee of the American Institute of “out Packers, meeting at Atlantic" 153?»- These are ' keting. their cheese co-operatively. has been effected by the formation ' of the Minnesota Cheese Producers' Association, of which «any cow-opera;- tive cheese. factory may become a member. - This l'tstlociationll {which has been in process of organisation for severalimonths, is now fullyor- gas-nixed and expects to begin handling the cheese, of member. factories this fall. The purposes of this association, the latest addition to Minnesota’s growing list of co-operative market- ing organizations. are to sell their cheese to best advantage to them- selves anu to create a market for Minnesota cheese, using trade-marks if found advisable. Twenty-seven co-operative factor- ies have afllliated with the associ— tion. The association is incorpor- ated ,under the new co—operative law. It is not an organization for profit, and the only charges it will make for handling cheese for member factories is .the actual expense of providing the sales service. An amount sufficient to cover this charge will be levied against each shipment of cheese. This charge must include a- sur- plus reserve until the reserve equals 30 per cent. of the paidv-up capital stock, 6 per cent on the outstanding capital stock plus all handling and operatingexpenses. Any surplus at the end of each year, should there be such a surplus, will be pro-rated to the member factories according to the amount of cheese shipped. Yards ~Comm’n Firms ently refused membership to co~ope/ erative commiSsion companies. This will work as a temporary handicap. In an address given before the prob ducers, J.‘W. Jerrenms, represent- ing the Chicago Exchange, stated that the present system of marketing is the result of sixty years Of experi- ence. In this system Mr. Jerrenms stated that the supply, demand and natural elements of price determin- ation work unhampered. He be— lieves it inconceivable that one firm could supplant such a system. Mr. Jerrenms stated that the American Farm Bureau Federation is flushed with the temporary success of or- anization in many directions, none , of which have been tried or proven. California (lo-operative Marketing Co-operative marketing in Califor- nia is a success because farmers are intelligently supplying the markets with quality products in a manner in which they are appreciated. This is shown. by increased consumption and satisfactory prices to producers, which, in turn, has increased produc- tion. California co-operatives.have stabilized their markets'by taking the place of the in-between men from the farm to the wholesaler, doing it in an efficient, business—like way. This work has made farmers a good prof- it and has not increased prices to consumers. “The best proof of this is the satisfaction of the whole com- munity,” says Wm. G. Eckhardt, of the Illinois Agricultural Association, who has just returned from a four' weeks study of the far western meth-. ode to see what part of their exper- ience might fit into a co-operative grain marketing system for the mid- .dle west. California farmers have been marketing co-operatively for 35 years. The first years were crowded with many failures. Last year $§25,000,000 worth of farm produce was marketed co-operative— ly. Learning by the experience of the older organisations, new orggn- izations are now making a success' the first year of operation. ' The in- vestigation made by the Illinois A‘- ricnltural' Association‘ and other an puma . -l."°d9nfl°n-y«ot., cw- our. mind to give: do, its word ~forniamm;markgm m. A (/RLD INTERNATIONAL ms "or ,. COMMERCE Gawain-o I y, , TOMEET - INPARIS Standard "Oil Company of' New Jer- sey. will sail, on september- 20th for .' Paris to attend first. meeting of the-board of directors of 1 the Inter, national Chamber ,of Commerce to be held on October 11th. Mr. Redford. who is one of the vice presidents of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, was elected vice-pres- ident of the International Chamber of Commerce at the organisation meet« ing last June. . M - A number of important matters affecting foreign trade are to come up at the first meeting of the Board. Reports will be made to the direct- ors on resolutions adopted at the or- ganization meeting as follows: Regarding reconstruction as trans-. mitted to Secretary of State of the United States and the Prime Minis- ters of all countries members of the League of Nations and those invit- ed to become members, .duplicate taxation, governmental expenditures and personal, Foreign Credit Inter- change Bureau, credit facilitles, for- eign banks, unfair competition, cust- oms and tariffs, export and import embargoes, creation of a bureau of international statistics, raw mater- ials, port facilities, trade terms, pass- ports, subsidies, maritime laws, in- demnities, reconstruction, exchange, banking facilities, reform of calen- dar, weights and measures, statis- tics of production, clearing house, production, co-operation «between capital and labor, statistics of raw materials and unfinished products. Thus do the captains of industry co-operate for the extension of Am- erican commerce; A national and an international chamber of agricul- ture should similarly promote the in- terests of the farmers. GRAIN AND HAY snow Last year a grain and hay show was held in connection with the In? ternational Live Stock Exposition'at Chicago. This exhibit of' farm pro- ducts was a revelationand providi- ed a, valuable diversion in connec- tion with. the live stock exhibits. An- nouncement has been made that an- other grain and hay show will be held in connection with the Inter- national this year, Novomber 27th to December 6th. A premium-list of $10,000 is offered by the Chicago Board of Trade. Every farmer in the United States and Canada is eli- gible to compete. The prize is offered, of Course, . to promote improvement in various farm crops. Premiums this year will be given on wheat, corn, oats, rye, barley, clovers, timothy, sorghum, kafl‘lr and similar products. The management is expecting an increase in both hay and grain entries. OHIO‘ DAIRYMEN HAVE MAN ON STATE FARM BUREAU STAFF Milk producers of Ohio hereafter will have a representative on the staff of the Ohio Farm Bureau Fed- eration. Likewise the interests of the vegetable growers, fruit grow- ers and wool men will be looked af- ter by men specially employed by the federation. . ' These special men have notxbeen selected, and will not be untilthe field is carefully gone over. Some plan of' functioning will be worked out by a committee of the federation with the several interests through their associations. r Great need of a man for the dairy interests has been emphasized ~of late bathe .diflcnities in which pro- »‘ducecs of .the‘ central Ohio 'v'ridistrict find themselves. I They have suited to an ply Columbus with} . per cent fall “78.3.75 f pounds. Ohio ram L . A. Cf Bedford of New York, chair" ~ ~muni of the board of directors of the I i V! X.- s am , , burden, real or fancied, may be heavy ~ ’ common Sui-berry. I ' Are Michigan Fairs Living Up to Their Educational. Opportunities? ‘ weather man. fr' HE 'WHITE man has been re- ~—ferre'd. to in speech and in verse "as having ’one of the burdens“ of-lifeto bear. This but; to the minds of the grain growers of ’the. world, - it“ in-' no way ‘ compares 1- ,jWith the accumulated burdens borne by the farmer in the production of the ‘wheat crop uponlwhich the world de- . pends for‘its staff-of life. If the 'crop eSCapes bad weather—- cold,- ice, 'fl‘ood,,hail,’fr0st, drought, or hot winds—various insects may be lurking~ about to‘ feed on -' what" remains. Plant 'deseases in the form, of smuts, rusts, and scabs have taken .1 "varying toll during past years, but, as a. rule, they have been less fully un- derstood than the troubles from Weather or insects. Among these de- seases are the loose smut, stinking .' smut of hunt, the black stem rust, COMMON BA RBEPRY ; Ee‘rn‘es‘ in , bunches like ' - Cu rranfs \ _' Spmes usual/y m fhrees \ edge 'of leaf spiny Toorhed Deadly Enemy of Wheat ICHIGAN agriculture and indus- , ‘ try are represented annually by _'two great fairs, the Michigan N State Fair at Detr‘oitand the West Michigan State7Fair at Grand. Rap- "' ids. . Because some criticism has been-‘_ directed against the former it is with the former that this, article is cone cerned. -. ‘ ~ , Fairs are uncertain events. -They may earn or they may lose a great deal of money for their" promoters. If they earn, the profits are suppos— ed to be;and usually are invested in. improvements. If they lose, the defiicit must be met by the directors who authorized the, expenditures providing the county or state does not appropriate the money to bear the loss. It may be‘seen, then, that those who accept positions as direct- ‘ors or officers in fair associations are placing themselves under a respon- sibility which pays them little or nothing and may cost them much. Every county and district fair, as well‘as the Michigan State Fair, have passed through many vicissitudes. It is not the purpose of this article to ,discuss in detail why fairs The principal arbiters of the success of any fair are human nature and the Some years it is the nature of some folk to want to go to ‘ the fair. Other years no inducement can get them there. Some years Old ‘861 «Welcomes the crowds with a smile as enduring as the length of the exposition; but another year‘old Jupiter Pluvius drives them fiercely away- These are two of the greatest handicaps which‘fair officials must take into consideration, and it re- quiresnot a little foresight, judg- mentnnd business ability-to plan f everything to such a nicety that the m animum'retnrns can be secured un— j-most‘ favorable circumstanc: Plan e 01‘,qu i‘Wheat Diseases and Insects By DR. E, E. KEMPTON make ' money one year and lose the next; through the outer gates, ,wbrld’s record-Was . established; I ‘ been Shoutingimprovements. ~ I v , '3? ea! .v In Charge of Barberry Eradication, U. S. Department '0)" Agriculture the leaf rust and the scab or blight. Of all these the black. stem rust has taken the. heaviest toll in ‘th-e‘North- ern‘» States, from year to year, and in. years of rust epidemics it has caused appalling losses. Hope isrnow- held out to the wheat growers of the northern part of the United States that the control of black stem rust is possible by the eradication of common barberryr ‘ ‘ ' It is important that everyone should understand that the harmful barberry is the tall green common European barberry and its purple variety, and may be distinguished by the following characters.’ Usually it is four to six feet tall, thOugh it. may reach ’«ten or even fifteen feet- if the bushes are old. The edges of the rathy er large leaves are toothed, the teeth ending in small spiny points. On the .stems, at the base of each cluster of ‘ leaves, are three or more stout, sharp spines. The light yellow flowers and, the red berries are borne in long ‘ clusters like currants‘.‘ 4 ATh'iS‘ibllSh, or any that resemble it- closely are harm- ful and,sho’uld be destroyed. Japanese Variety Harmless In contrast to this tall bush there is a low spreading barberry, known as Japanese barberry, which in some lo~ calities is more widely planted than the tall or common barberry. The Japanese barberry is" seldom over three feet tall and has small leaves withentire'edges. The spines on the “ems are only one in a place. The flowers are borne singly or in twos. The berries are a dark red in color, and have athicker skin than those of the common ,variety. v is harmless as it does not carry. the This barber ry' stem rust and should not be destroyed. If every property owner in the northern wheat-growing states of. Colorado,- Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnisota, Montana, Ne-'-— braska, -North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming co- operate it will‘be possible to take this “Old Man of the Sea,” black stem rust off the shoulders of the wheat grower. - Every property should be carefully examined for the. harmful barberry and all bushes fqind should be eradicated so that no roots remain to sprout. No seedlings should be al- lowed, to grow nearit or under trees or bushes, along fences or streams, inbnushy pastures, or in any places where birds might carry the seeds. In this way you help to increase the prosperity of your community by increasing the production of wheat and other grains and also help to supply more food for the 'whole world. Further information may be ob- tained fromthe United States Depart- ment of Agriculture or your State Agricultural College. ‘ ' Wide Interest Shown in Work The wide interest taken in the work of'eradication has been evi- denced by the numerous requests re— ceived by the Department during the past fiscal year for informational material for use in the infested areas. Lack of funds has hampered some— what the De artment’s campaign against barberry. It was, however, to supply a large number of posters, bulletins, circulars and other educa- tional matter for distribution. A surveyto locate barberries was begun in the larger cities because of By THE EDITOR ey to,-make the mare go, and as long as the people-ofthe state prefer their agricultural and industrial ekposi- tions to be heldfunder the auspices of private societies instead of the county or state, no objection could- logically beentered against the use of such practices as are morally and legally sound for insuring the finan— cial success of our various" exposi- tions. .. . 7 , . Eight years ago the Michigan State Fair found itself in a most unsat—' isfactory condition- It was in debt, to the tune 0f nearly a hundred thousand dollars. The buildings were in need of repairs and other improvements were found necessary" if the exposition was to continue and succeed. In their dilemma the fair directors secured George Dickinson of Pontiac as secretary and manager. The first problem confronting the new secretary was to restore the fair to a firm financial footing. Improve- ments, permanent buildings and the development of the fair as an edu- cational institution would logically follow. ' During the eight years Mr. Dick- inson has proven his werth. He has , been the making of the state fair. He lives with it from morning til-l night. He takes it to bed with him. He bores, his friendswith it“ He- discusses it as spontaneouslyéiidiens ‘ thusiastically'. in December as in Au- gust; Last year was the biggest fair in point of attendance and interest ever held by'the society. thought that the climax of attend- ance'had been reached. ‘But ‘ this. year's exposition smashed all prev: ious records. a quarter of almillion people surged you blame the'fair‘society‘for the confidence it, places in Mr.‘ Dick-in- _ son? * ‘ h-e‘hnanclal fgoal‘ long sought» for thus been. reached? 1"Dnrillft,§.t':f:%h' " t’ ‘-: years the dept has'bee’n Tpa'idia'nd era‘l hundred thousand dollar-shave It was v On Labor Day'nearly"‘ e j an exposition still ignorethe exhibits and ,a- ' ingly from ’“iifi‘iiitlfdfut‘thd ; richer: the r to”. foot the bills: of the'expositio‘n. 1920 exposition puts the society away over the top, establishes a hand— some sinking fund and makes construction of permanent, and arch- itecturally beautiful the more rapid development of edu- cational featureslpossible and assura ed. Plans have already been—drawn for one of the finest exposition stables in the entire country. This will be built of concrete‘ along approved architectural lines. Other perma— nent buildings will be constructed as time and resources permit, ‘It is the aim of the State Fair. Society to make its exposition second to none in the North American con- tinent. It already holds first rank among state expositions. The Soci- ety recognizes as do all like organ- izations that the possibilities of ag— ricultural and industrial expositions have barely been tapped. It is rec~ ognized that the people of the rural communities are too little conversant with the modes of manufacture and mining, of commerce and construc— tion, and all the many other activi- ties in which the people of other com- munities outside their own are en— gaged. And even ‘more could be said of the ignorance of the urban people : ‘ about the nation’s basic industry, ag- riculture. The original purpose of fairs was to exhibit the handicraft of these two groups of people and make each more familiar with the work and life of the other. The big prob— lem always has been and still is, how to make these educational exhibits appealing enough to draw the people who ought to see them. That prob- lem has not been solved. The great majority who enter the grounds of that have been brought so, pa’intak- great distances, and t Disease?~ Which Causes ' the buildings and Toll" L?- " - the betteiginigsa‘ns for sp'ri‘egding in- formations-“It wa's extended~then'to the towns, so that now nearly all cities and towns having a population. of over 300 have been surveyed. An intensive survey of the entire rural area outside of the cities and towns has been begun. Already about 50 counties have been covered,'the sur- vey reaching every farmstead and all brushy pastures and woodlands in the entire area. This, means trav- eling every Section line, many half section lines and scouting the wood- _ lands rod by rod. A very important part of this sur- vey is finding the escaped barberries which have started from seeds drop- ped by birds in thickets and pastures. Over 1,674,000 escaped bushes were found during the past year. A total ' of almost 1,900,000 bushes was found in rural districts last year. Records to date show that 3,865,426 bushes have been located and 3,705,142 bush- es removed. JAPANESE BA PBEPPV a d I I Berries .s/ng/e ‘~——. I or in rwoa fike gooseberr/‘es 5/0/7785 ueua/ly Sing/e Edge of /ea.f Smooff Japanese Barberry is Harmless It is the nature of the American people to want action and lots of it. Displays of fruits, vegetables, grains, animals, machinery, etc., are inter- esting enough in their way to some people. Lose yourself in reverie be—‘ fore these exhibits and you can fol— low in fascinating sequence the planting of the seed the care that is given the crop from the time is springs from the ground to the gath- ering of the matured product you see before you. or, if you have a good imagination you can picture the making of a piece of complicated machinery through all the processes of mining the ore, making the steel, forming it into plates and rods and ' castings, and finally into gears, wheels, shafts, pinions, etc. But the average person who attends a fair doesn’t wish to spend his time or energy in thinking out the processes by which the various articles on ex- hibit became realities. So it may be that the future fair, if it is to fulfill its mission as an educational insti- tution, must show as far as possible the actual methods by which things to eat, wear and use were transform- ed from the crudest beginnings to the finished product: the grain will have to be harvested milled and baked into bread; the vegetables and fruits sprayed, har. vested and packed; the wool clipped, graded and spun; the ore taken from a minature mine, refined, rolled and cast; the lumber cut from the log, finished and fashioned into a build- ing; the.‘concrete made ‘and mixed; every operation necessary to the production of a cemmodity shown in minature, by. lecture'and actual dem- onstration,—-all before. the eyes of It may be that ' 7: the audience. . Model homes, barns, . ; schools, churches, stores, shows, rec— ' flock to the grandstand where there? 'is‘ action and‘ excitement. ' perience has prouen that without the "sensational and spectacular, ~acroh'ats, there'would. be no crowd ' ba‘ll U events, the trick' animals And ' ex- — ' ' of. Michigan. , ’ reation halls could be, shown. in act—~ ual operation. - The possibilities- along this line are limitless. They could be made to touch upon almost every human activityg Mv‘oreover , there would be interesting,” entertain:- - . ingand instructiVe. .In this direction 7' lies opportunity for the biggcrffairs' ‘3‘ :.. as, v t .2, 7 TRADE AND MARKET" REVIEW There has been many encouraging developments recently in connection with the general financial situation, the country over. The over-subscrip- tion of the French, $100,000,000 loan is one of the straws that shows which way the financial breeze» is blowing md-lncidentdlyvm'the« 1 payment of. the Anglo-French loan next month. The hard fight that Europe is making to re-establish her credit and to get back on a pre-war basis, seems to appeal to lovers of fair play in this country and our monied men seem to be willing and anxious to help in this great under- taking whenever the opportunity is ‘ ,' . j .The credit situation seems to be improving, the movements of the stock market and general invest- ment business reflecting an easier feeling in both .“call” and “time” money; the former is ranging be- tween .6 and 7 per cent while time money can be had on good security for 8 per cent. Banks all over the country are in the market for com- mercial paper, a condition which has not been known for a long time un- til the beginning of the present month. The leading financial cent- ers of the country report an improv- ed demand for gilt-edge investment securities; the public in general seems to regard present stock mar- ket values as hanging around rock- bottom and many men of moderate means are drawing out their savings for conservative investment. For many months, commercial business has been at a standstill and no marked improvement in this di- rection has as yet been noticed. Many retail dealers in the necessities of life, are still loaded up with geods which their customers refuse to buy at prices which will yield a profit on first cost and they absolutely refuse to place new orders until this stale stock is out of the way. The stub- born refusal on. the part of the ulti- mate consumer, to buy goods that he considered much too high, has re- sulted in sweeping reductions in the selling price of many commodities \and the belief is quite general that liquidation is not yet over. \ - For many months, the construe-y tion of much needed buildings in both city and country has been postpon- ed because of the high cost of build- ing material and labor. Lumber has been so high that no man of moderate means dared to finance a building campaign even when he was assured of a prompt sale of every house that he built at higher prices then were ever before known in this country. There are indications of a cut in building material prices and contractors are looking forward to a busy season next summer. Re- lating to the present lmnber market the trade journal “Lumber” in a recent issue, published the fellow- ing: “Declines and in some ‘cases sllnnps, that are beginning to ap- pear in commodities, other than lumber, that enterinto building may ’vbe regarded as encouraging: These commodities, notably steel, iron and brick, have retained very high levels while lumber has' receded from its peak prices. Most authorities have recognized in this one of the princi- pal retardants of building and belief on the part of the banks that such ' prices eventually would decline has been a large factor in the withhold- ing of credits for any but the most necessary construction. ' “The lumber market shows a pro- " neunced declining tendency. = This in- view of the heavy falling oil in construction work, is unavoidable. The influence of declines in other primary markets is a factor but in structural woods the building de- ma is the principal influence. The outlook is that these declines will ' continue for several weeks—perhaps months—but that a resumption of :building' "will follow .the readjust- }.ments that are occurring in other ommodities and a reaction in lum- r prices can then be expected. {*Hardwoods continue inactive, due dull but firm. Hogs easy. DETROIT—Wheat and rye steady. Corn and oats lower. Beans weak. Fat cattle steady. Grass cattle weak. Hogs steady. CHICAGO—Dull trade in cereals. Lard active,- other'meats to\ a “‘7?” rm 0. to. dullness of demand from industrial consumers. Here, too. there indications'ofgreater'star bility within the next two or three months. Many lumber indus- tries are depleting their stores with- out replacement and a period of buy- ing is in prospect despite the reduc- ed consumption. Railroadbuying' of hardwoods-is ’more .in evidence, but there is little change otherwise in the current situation.” WHEAT FAIRLY STRONG WHEAT PRIOEB PET; Iu.. as". 21. 1920 and. tom-on IChlcngo! N. YT N0. 2 Red . . . 2.53 2.51%l 2.68 No. 2 Whlto . 2.58 2.57 l 2.88 No. 2 filled ...l 2.60 l 2,08 ‘ PRICES ONE YEAR AGO Grade luau-alt lchlcagol N. Y. Mo. 2 ‘0. 2 wum'liil l I Mixed ...I I I U While the current wheat market is statistically strong it is hard to counteract the depressing influence of the declining market for coarse grains; some selling pressure has de- veloped in the option market lately but this has been promptly counter- balanced by a greatly improved de- mand for milling purposes. Every dip in selling values has been follow- ed by a speedy reaction that very largely repaired the damage done by the break. ,Experienced operators in this branch of the market express the opinion that the rallying power shown by Wheat, in the face of a slumping market for corn and cats, is a good omen for the future when, in the regular order of events, the options in corn and cats will become oversold and reaction toward higher price levels 'comes as a direct result of the evening—up process. ' Houses with seaboard connections show up as active buyers of wheat for future delivery after every de- cline in the market. Canada reports increased country loading but farm- ers, located here in the states, are holding back their wheat. An act- w'vn, dmmnd, for fancy samples of spring wheat, is reported by all west— el'n markets but the cheaper grades of grain are slow sale. Reports from the leading wheat—growing sections indicate that there is a large amount of grown wheat in the country which _ THE WEATHER Foster‘s Weather Chart for October 1920 Warmer usual-- . lit Croolmi for tempernmmzobonstnitlrLWNM '4' " ' WASHINGTON. D. 0.. September 25, 1920,—-—-This weather chart is for October. The dates of month are at, top. Warm waves are expected to reachyour vicinity near dates where crooked line goes to tops; cooler than usual where they go to low pomts. Storm waves waves .follow warm waves. Warm waves will reach Vancouver B. C. about Sept. 27 and temperatures will rise on all the'Paciflc slope and northern Rockies. It will pass east- ward by way of the Great Lakes and down the St, Lawrence .valley, cross- ing continent in about five days. South of the storm path will be warm- or than usual and northof it cooler than usual. Storm wave will follow As Forecasted by W. '1‘. Foster for The Michigan Business Farmer ' Its center will , cool wave period. above tummarlxod mm are received AFTER the balance of the market In. contain Ian. mlnuu Information up to within one-belt hour of golng must be sold for feeding purposes: prices for this grade will surely be Vemlow.» « CORN 'WEAK coma Pmcss PER 30.. SEPT. 21, 1920 Grade loam" Ichloagol I. ."I. . No. 2 Yellow 1.81 1 1.46% No. a ram ' 1.22% No.4 Yellow .4. V] Palace on: visa noo- Gndo '_ matron letdown I. V. I0. 2 Vouow ..1 1.43 i No. 2 Yellow I I No. 4 Yellow ...l l The corn market, during the past week, has been practically without friends and the decline in futures has gone much farther than was ex- pected by even the bears on the board. Reports from the growing fields indicate a progress toward ma- turity that practically assures an 80 per cent yield of sound corn. The only element in the whole coarse grain situation that makes for in— crease in selling values is the fact that practically every dealer in the country is a bear and the selling is liable to be very much over-done be- fore a reaction sets in. Government reports foreshadow a tremendous yield of corn in all of the southern group of states, provided the frost holds of long enough for the neces- sary maturing processes to take place; the crop is backward in the south and an early frost would greatly decrease the yield. 0n the whole, the situation is decidedly weak and the prospect of anything like a permanent movement, toward higher price levels, is considered very remote at this writing. OATS FOLLOW CORN ~ OAT PRICES, BIL, SEPT. 21, 1920 Grade lDetrolt lChlcagol N. Y. No. 2 White . . .I .64 '/2 .61 V4 .73 No. 8 White . . .l .88 301/41 No. 4 White ' . . .I .60 I PRICES ONE YEAR AGO Grade luau-on. {Chlmgol N. Y. Standard . . . . . . . .11 'I No. 3 White . 1 .69 l I No. 4 Whlu . . .l .10 l I Every day, as time goes on, evi— dences are accumulating that tend to establish the fact that the farmers of America have harvested the larg- est oat. crop ever known; threshing is progressing rapidly, and tremend- ous yields are reported from many FOR THE WEEK about one day behind warm wave. This will not be an important storm. Much needed good crop weather is, expected during that storm period. Not much rain anywhere. Cool wave will reach Vancouver about Sept. 29 and temperatures will fall on all the Pacific slope and mall the American and Canadian. Rockies. V pass thru Missouri. North Carolina and on to the Atlantic. crossing’continent in about five days, This will not be acold wave but merely a.~ cool wave with line weather for outdoor affairs, temperatures not far from normal as an average of the to be ideal for all outdoor affairs, par- ticularly for farm work. In some sec- tions last half of September is an im- portant time to:- sowing winter grain. I advise to sow largely of that kind ’of winter grain best suited to the 10- cality. Good markets, good prices are expected for 1921 winter grain. Last half of September is.expected _ ket. ,- cf the leading oat-producing states. That prices for this grain will ul- timately seek much lower levels, seems to be practically assured; some operators there are who seem to fancy that the dizzy drop in val- use should all comeat once but the probability is that prices are Just. about due for an early recovery and that the swing, toward- lover levels. ' will be gradual, the movement of the market being influenced greatly by the fluctuation of values for corn and wheat. BYE DEOIJNES ' The rye market has been passing along in comparative obscurity. of! late, ' being completely ‘ over-shadow- ,ed by theactlvity in-thocoorse‘srnir . trade. The market for spot rye is declining. every day, in sympathy with the trade in other grains, the current selling price being. around $1.88 per bushel for No. 2 :0n this date, last year, No. 2 rye sold for. $1.41. . _ . BEANS UNs'rEADY BEAN PRICES PER CWT" SEPT.«~21. 1920‘ c. H. P. . . . . 5.88 I I 1.25 Rod Kidneys . . . . 1550 l PRICES ONE YEAR AGO and. loogolt lemme! N. V. c. H. P. . . . . ..l 1.50 l Prlmo . . . . . . . . . . Red Kidneys . . .l I Nothing new has developed in connection with the bean trade and prices have shown a disposition to sag. Rumor has it that elevators located in the bean—growing districts of the state, are carrying a heavy load of beans, bought at higher price levels. The current tight money mar- ket is having a direct influence on the bean market as dealers find it difficult to barrow money with which to continue their purchasing opera- tions. Current quotations certainly look low and anything like a general buying movement in the market would probably improve the situa- tion from the standpoint'of the sell- er right speedily. POTATOES SLUMP spuoc PER own. can. 21, 1020 l Baekodl '3an . . . . . . . . 2.78 I 2 . . . - . . n . n . . . . . . omu PRIGES ONE YEAR I00 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I 4.60 1 - Detroit Chicago Plttsburg New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n . . . . o . Like everything else on a fresh vegetable list, potatoes are on 'the toboggan with much lower prices in prospect as the season advances and the crop begins to appear in the mar- When the Detroit Stewards’ Association declared a boycott on potatoes, some months ago, potatoes were selling for $7 for a bag of 150 pounds; the market has been grad- ually drifting toward lower levels ever since until on the Detroit mar- ket on Monday, September 20, car- lot prices for Michigan stock was $3.25 to $3.50 per sack or $1.40 per bushel. Earlier in the season it was very difficult to purchase Mich- igan grown potatoes, the only stock available, coming from Florida and the Dominion. The recent break is attributed to the pressure of home- grown potatoes on the local market. The present situation is aggravated by the continuance of warm Weather which deters the householder from laying in a stock for winter use he causexof the danger of decay. ' ' ~ HAY FIRM Reports on thevh-ay trade from all parts of the country quote a firm mar- ket with hardening tendencies. In ’ View of the fact that large supplies. are said to be stored away in the barns of the state, many cities and towns in the lower part of Michigan; are without a supply, of baled hay of any kind. The direct cause“ of the. “4‘55 1 l -, ' doubt, has something to u u v - s: ‘ 6' ‘t A 86. I: 32 a . r. o _ . e W “I a P, u .0 c 18 Fa. 1, ' 1: I No.1 1 [filthswglwar W- I ._°'9v9r._ t 1. 430.0000! Reassurance o 29 GHW , .... ‘saco a 31i21.00 a 23'1 3.00 a 28 New vm 45.0094'" 40.oo@43 swam . isst a can I H" .PE'EEFJJESQL i No. "-I Tim.l Stan. Tim. lo. 2 Tim. Pittsburo . i i No. 1 1 No. 1 I _ [Light Mix. [Glover Mix. 1 Detroit . l I - l chicane . .I I l 'Plttshuro .I p I No. 1 Glover without avail, and the present .pros- pect for keeping the hay balers at Work seems to be very remote. When asked for an opinion on the hay situation by the writer of this ar—' ticle, on Monday last, John L. Dexter, of Detroit, one of the leading hay handlers of lower Michigan, made the following statement: ‘_‘I do pot look for lower hay prices for some weeks yet because of the bad «car situation. ‘ Watere‘wId-that transportation is im- proving; it may be in some lines but hey is the last thing to feel this im- provement and hay handlers are hav- ing a hard time of it to get cars. It is too early yet to make statements concerning the effects of increased freight rates but the trade in this lat- itude wil not feel the hardships which result from increased carrying charg- es like they will out west where ~ nearly all of the hay grown in one state is consumed in another, some distance away.” LIVESTOCK MARKET ‘p'l‘he cattle trade in all markets, during the past week, has been a repetition of the conditions that have prevailed since the beginning of the present month. Choice. steer cattle, both yearling and mature bullocks,_ have been in strong demand, at the highest prices since early last spring. The top in Chicago for yearling steers has been $18 and for the old- er kinds, $18.25. During the‘early part of last week, common cattle sold slow and lower because of the observance of two Jewish holidays. The only thing that saved Chicago from a bad slump in common cattle, last week, was the small mid-week arrivals. While the receipts of western range cattle have been much more .liberal, of late, than formerly, the total arrivals in Chicago to date are less than one—fourth of the number that came to hand during the same period in 1919. Bologna and butch- ers bulls sold well in Chicago, last week, but they eased off on Satur~ day and closed very weak. The rap- id progress toward maturity of the corn crop is helping out the demand for the better grades of feeding cat— . tle but the common kinds are dull and. slow. Sheep and Lambs Higher A part of the recent loss in sheep and lamb prices has been regained and the general situation looks much better than it did on this day last week. There are several important conditions which are responsible for the improvement in the outlook in the sheep and lamb department, the leading consideration being a sharp falling off in arrivals from the west. Natives, from states in the middle west, having been “coming in num- bers, however, that have partly made up for the loss of westerns, the run of sheep and lambs for the first two ‘days of. last week, in seven western markets, was 39,000 more than for the same period the ‘iveek before. To realize the abnormal smallness of current sheep and lamb arrivals we have but to compare them with those of last year; last year’s arrivals of \ sheep and lambs in the seven lead— . ing western markets for the two ' days that corresponded to Monday and Tuesday of last week were 275,- 090,. head. Theresumption of man- ufacturing activities, by several cast- . ern woolen mills, is also a' good omen for - future sheep markets and, no do with _pre‘eent,~prosperity. The fact that V. prime beef and pork is rapidly ris- ii’lvalhcsin allf'markets 'is/boost- "t demand {for mutton and that all k the era] views at Atlantic City, the oth- er day, concerning the imperative ne- cessity of fostering the American live stock industry and giving the feeder a chance to make living profits, his buyers in the Chicago-market have been fighting the advance in hog prices, staying out of the» deal and permittinglshippers and yard trad- ers to make the market; an of the above proves that, with the big pack— ers, talking for publication is one thing and buying hogs is quite a dif- ferent consideration. The history of the live hog and provision markets, for the last fort- night has completely established the accuracy-of the forecasts for Septem- ber that have appeared in this col— umn during the last two months. As in other branches of the live stock trade, there are many influences that are crowding prices rapidly up- ward, the strongest hull argument being the extremely small daily ar- rivals; ‘the average hog grower and feeder is coming to be rather clever in reading markets and he is simply holding back his begs for the higher prices which he is convinced are not far away. In spite of the headlong tumble which .has featured grain markets, of late, the speculative pro- vision trade is following the live hog market and prices are advancing;- all of the above goes to show that weakness in foreign exchange is lit- tle more than a handy bogy man for ‘ ' has :.. " whrfor‘afilong; igtfire sex: -: . , -': - ' J. Ogden Armour is report- 'ed to have expressed extremely lib- . house ‘ gang. 1W3“!!! they {611086 to “El - er prlc‘és'for' hogs andprovi onsfi' Decal Market Conditions For all grades of cattle, except strictly choice killers and the better grades of bulls, the Detroit cattle market during the past week has been the worst of the season; the average quality of local offerings continues to be very common and the attendance of buyers at the daily sessions of the market the smallest that has been known for many years. Veal calves have been in small sup- ply this week but in view of the fact that the Hebrew was missing a part of that time, arrivals just about met the needs of the trade. In sympathy with other markets, the Detroit. sheep trade has develop- ed some strength and somewhat higher prices for choice lambs; cull lambs and the commoner grades of sheep are almost unsalable.’ Detroit hog prices have reflected the Big gain in other markets but at that they were, on some occasions, slight— ly out of line with other points, sim- ilarly located. The average quality of Detroit live hog receipts is chang- ing rapidly as the season advances; fewer rough hogs are coming to hand, the bulk of current offerings consisting of spring pigs, many of which hays been picked too soon. With declining corn prices and ris- ing quotations for provisions and live hogs, the fallacy of selling thrifty young breeding hogs in an unfinished state should be apparent to the most casual observer. “ Iowa- ‘ Ever since the beginning ofg-the' current- month, liveiii‘jgs have use .. climbing toward higher price levels. As has beenexplained above, the. , cause of this rapid ris'e' has been the continued small arrivals in all mar- 'kets; now that $2.50 has been add- ed to the selling price. of tophogs in three weeks, it would not be surpris- ing to see somewhat larger daily re- ceipts in the near future and natural ' reaction to lower price levels. No permanent decline is looked for, however, the inference being that a large share of the young hogs, still in farmers’ hands, will be held back to consume the tremendous corn crop. (A series of articles commenting on the live stock exhibits and prizes won at the recent State Fair are be— ing prepared by the market editor and will appear in future issues of this paper.) DETROIT PRODUCE MARKET The situation, in connection with the fruit and vegetable markets of Lower Michigan was hardly ever known to be worse than it is at this 'writing. Arrivals of home-grown products, direct from the near-by gardens and orchards, during the past yveek, have literally swamped the Detroit market and dealers, in all departments of the trade are struggling with a glut of perishable stuff, the like of which was never before known in connection with the local market for general produce and fruits. A month ago, the only place from which peaches could be (Continued on page 17) ' \ Honor and Profit for Mr. Dayett We have said that a‘large number of '- muffins? .co. Haircare, mow ' “BetterSires — Better-Stock”, We will award a money prize of . $1,000mthec’onnty that first elimlm Thisprlzc will be awarded under .' rules provided by the Bureau of ‘ Animal Industry, United States Department of Agriculture. Detailed information on request. leaders in cow testing associations are Unicorn users. J. Irvin Dayett is one of these. He is ‘ a member of the Diamond State Cow Testing Association of Delaware. For the year ending August 1, 1920, his herd stood first in average yield of both milk and fat for less than ten'cows: Milk.... Fat.... 12,271.0 lbs. . 416.4 lbs. Averag’ profit per cow, $186.63 His herd contained the champion producers of both milk and fat: Milk Fat COW No.7 . .% 15,101 488.2 Cow No.9 . . 13,691 Mr. Dayett feeds Unicorn and gives it much credit for his success. Credit is equally due to his good cows and to his skill in feeding. From the annual report of the Asso ciation we copy the following: “The question of whether or not it pays to fiaed cows heavily when the price of grain is so high has been answered through this year’s work. In every case where heavy feeding has been practiced a good profit has results ” It pays to feed Unicorn to your cows. CHAPIN st COMPANY, Chicago 519.1 A _ ._ *..‘~..____.._._.W__~___W ‘ ~. , ' ( .1 ‘ {wearers/35m i. ~ - gun: a." "l .. .~ I - , wane» , . “And never i ' a ,, waking moment . have I~"f6rgotteh"'-‘“ him—Rememhe ’r the CosmOpolitTan Railways ‘Merg--. ' V "a new pair. .iibfiirfistofr: Garters and ask your wife to By‘JeCK‘L '- Author of the “Valley: of the Moon,"'. and other ‘stories. I 3-, .,~at thelast words.‘ ' " Either the :cail‘ers , were alunaticstor, 'cunning’ crimin-‘- als.’ Even "a ti examine them. She will recog— er; Well old R.‘ , M. ’double crossed "me in that deal. Audit was 'some double cross, but he was too cunning ever to let mmget a, comeback on him. So there his picture has hung, and here nize the superior grade ofigmam terials used—she will appreci- ate the careful, painstaking : workmanship and will under- stand why’it'isfhnt' L‘Bostons”. - - wear so long. time has come." “You mean?" ’ Francis queried quietly. ~ ‘- “ “Just that," Regan snarled. “I’ve waited and Worked for" this day, and the day»:has come.- :I've got 1? the whelp where I want him at any rate." He glanced up maliciously at athe picture. “And if that don't make the old gen-t turn in his grave." ' so." "luv!!!" atone: mover c9.. Muuc, loo-mu ‘ 0‘0 concoct/cc@wewcwejwwmwe . ,l' “ among“: j Quirk I cord. than supply inflMwoodatzzgeooz-dup.bul;§ mun 810 stroke. a minute. Wheel- g G c _ G .9 C9 '3 ’9 ’9 a g 1 e garded his enemy curiously. "No," he said, as if in seloquy, “it isn’t .worth‘it." ' ' “What isn‘t worth‘ what?" the oth- er demanded with swift suspicion. ‘ ‘ “Beating you up," was the 'cool answer. “I could kill you with my hands in five minutes. You’re “no Wolf. .You’re, Just mere. yellow, dog, skunk. They told me to expect this of‘you;. but I‘did'n’t believe it-lati‘d I came to see. They were right.- You were all that theysaid. Well, I- must get out of this, it smells like a den ofvfoxes; It stinks." - » He paused with his handon the door knob and looked back. He had not succeeded in making Regan lose his temper. “And what are you going to do about it?" the latter jeered. “If you’ll permit me to get my I a broker on your phone maybe you'll apeClal Prlce“ learn,” Francis replied. ' bemeimmediately! 1am we: “Go to it, my laddy buck," Re- agyogfigffiiiii'dQSnlgifit .gan conceded, then, with a wave of l ' Incl; eggscymii‘cfnin.’ , suspicion, —‘fI'll get him for you massasisesn‘t‘rm myself” - mumpncecompeuuasandwa] w ’ And, having ascertained that Bas— J D t It com was really at the other end of e ‘ CLOSET v ~ the line, he turned'the receiver» over 0N30FREET ‘ I ~ . " to Franis. r .- z. .A DAYS' "3 _jj “‘You were right," the latter as- mem‘fgitcxngg;m~ ." -- ' "suredVBascom; “Regan‘s all you said and worse. Go right on with H .el'utch lager fart-End l'topl new wh - 1: .runs. a or a a. Day." Trial. Io-Yur Quiz-marglond a. Factory Prloo now. Write to .Uiiawa Mfg. Co. V 1489 Wood Ct. Ottawa. Kenna. ' 0 urn complete privacy. winter and summer— time» guarantees. 1..., .yourpplanqof campaign..- We've got n'fld’afigfidéggg... ‘ him where we want hvim,v:though the ‘Dortcoloman.Pr-as. old for won’t believe lt=for a me— no" INCUBATOR 00. t. H th k ' . ill-104 nmu. filth. “ men - e in S 1165 going to strip me, clean me out.” Francis paused to think up the strongest way of .; ‘ ~ carrying on his bluff, then. continu- BULBS‘ZSC“[ed. .“I'll tell‘you something: you - lCh‘ s'el-eeii.ll"‘-acl~lqw . w ; v . _ Ensllmgngmpgugqmé figmtvfriiosgtril- H9131 tile pnifimg nia . - ’ “are ‘ Winn , . . - s‘énndfimheE-DOx-m Thou i e“ e l e ’3 mm 9 «.98 D .n:_20bu,b,wd-W.1u ‘ - .ning. So now you “know who'we’re _;MAILED‘FOR25CENTS gnoing’tojbur‘y."~ ‘ - ‘ ~~ nus Peomes. Liiu lnses. ,é’hiilouxesmflnrdfi hangar; talk, he hung up. . .- '> . ‘".zgtl’o‘tuaetfif'mmspasm .. ,“You seat“. he , explained, again ~ $3330331fgw‘ggflfif'fi from the door, “you were so crafty z hi‘ebuufifdc.hh‘f'” that we counldn t make out who it ' Jshnlewi. Childs. inc. was. WhY‘hell,‘ Regain. we were are- “ Floralfiarlc.l~l.Y. pared to give a walloping'to some “1; sum, Em, your strength. And now that i'.'s ' ‘ chugfigfdmfnml: gap-{:33 "' you, it’s .easy. ~ We were prepared fllfifln ggfi‘gfiffitgg‘fivfifif ~ "uh to strain. But with you it will be a . a '- .3 walk-over... Tomorrdw, around- this ' : ' time, there’s going toivbe a funeral UnusualDressShonffer “g” here-rm W“ “fie-e assiaou’re I. Q * 4 FY not going to be one ofithejmgurnens. wq’ will offer this wonderful mm , ' ' " You're "going to be the corp_s‘é—'—‘a’nd' aggfdr‘gmalmffi 3:31;“ £3.03? , a not nice looking financial- fcorpse unipoth,-(lul_l=top.fland‘top grade $01. lama,” you'll be when_ we get done with asserts? m2 *7 m . . . z " . nukes tins swarming pgsalbxe.° s233°331 1.221%“, “The dead spit of R. H. M.." the name; as: Wolf-grinned “Lord how he could “ and get your monew back DU“ 03 a bluff !" by ,return mail 1 i din "‘ " a ’ ' i Wst You, as); '8‘ , It s a pity ‘he, didn t buryyouand “Act “- pretty expensive: for you, and there coupon to?” ‘ * this ’pl‘a'ée.” I, ' “Well, tombrrbw's the. day," Francis deliveredito ‘Bascom, as. they parted that evening. . “This time to- ~ht. over 22 years. mro‘vor £12900; private collection. But who'd have m 'In ‘ b ' .. be i. m 'umf'v so." believed‘the oldskunirgagj u. 131.19,. that? at!” also.“ 13:11:51»! 3mm tim- ,m'e. ,Ii‘never harmed 7131111.. (fifths r I whinypostnmn “scionjugrmt "If ‘ '—~ ~' ~ ~ ~ . ' xauantisfc‘cmry. I can return .' ‘ ‘i jing'rim L. v a... _ ‘5‘“, .~ “my—.72. ... . “0r ifthe United States would only declare a moratorium," Bascom hop- ed equally hopelessly. , And Regan at that moment, was saying to his assembled agents and minor factory specialists? " , Sell all you’ve got - I see no" bot-fl, I've sat and waited. And now the and then‘sell short. tom to this "market !” i ,4 And Francis on his way yup-town. buying the iast extra scanned ‘ the five inch lettered hea‘d use: “I SEE NO BOTTOM k TO THIS MARKETf—THO‘MAS anions." But Francis was 'not at his house at eight next morning tomeet Char- It had been a night in which official Washington had slept,‘and the night wires had car- ried the news ‘out over the "land that the United States though not a War, had declared its ‘moratorium.’ Wak-' en'ed out ofrhis’ ‘bed at seven'by‘Bas- com in person, who news, Francis had accompanied him downtown“ .-The [moratorium had ' e‘, and there was much Francis rose to his feet and ’re- ieyv Tippery. given them hep Charles Tippery was not the first, however, to arrive at/the Riverside A few minutes before Parker was very much dis— turbed and perturbed when Henry; and Leoncia, much the worse sunburn and travel stain brushed past the second butler who had opened Drive palace. - “It’s no use you’re coming in this Parker assured them. Morgan is not at home.” ' ' “Where’s he gone?’ Henry demand- ed, shifting the suitcase he carried to the other hand. see him pronto, and I’ll have you-5i know that pronto means quick. A ' who inhell are you?" -:. Morgan's confld Parker answered so “A'ndeho are you?” ~ ’ “My name’s Morgan," He weredr shortly,- l‘ookinxg-v about 2'- in quest of something; striding to. the library, glancing in, andrzdiscoveri-ngn “Where's Francis? n‘iIV-Call him ” “We've got to the telephones. With- what‘ number ca “Mr. Morgan left express instruc- tions that nobody -was« to telephone him except-on important. business." “Well, my business is What’s the number?" a “Mr. ‘Morgan‘is very: busy today,” _‘ Parker reiterated» stubbornly.- “He's in, a pretty bad way,» Henryvquizzed. - The -vaiet's face pression‘less. ‘ . “Looks as-vthough he .was.goi~ng.to_ , be cleaned out today, eh?" Parker's ,face emotion nor intelligence. . or a second time “I t is very busy—he began. “Hells bells !" Henry interrupted. “It’s no secret. The market'sgot him where the} hair is short. knows that. morning papers. Hyacinth. Tu" - N'rc'” And, after_a_,slltt_le more of similar remained v . ex: .- unknoWn that- had several " times. Avlot of itvwasin‘ the V Now come across, Mr. Confidential Valet. _. Iwant his number. "I’ve got importantbusiness . with him myself. " But Parker remained obdurate. “What's , his lawyers name? 2the name of his agent? his ' representatives?’ .. ~ ' Parker shook hishead. ~ I “If you will tell me the ~nature of . ’ ass“; with "lilin','_' 4'the‘vale't "fl,"- . save me all the trouble,” was Frgfi-- ._. '. "0"”‘"“' pmth cis’ parting shot . "um enm‘mpéfiufg‘t 'nint ‘ “And all the expense,” "Regan 9"" "‘9'. ..You take flung after ‘him. ‘ “It’s going to be 7 w - 1” ' ‘ ' ped the suit case and ._ made as. it about to 'leap‘u’pon the ' other and shake Francis' number out of him. - But Leoncia interve “Tell‘him,”.she said." . ,_ V ““Tell him'!_”,; Henry shouted, ac- cepting her suggestion. ( _ te'r than that. "I'll show him—+Here, comeé-on’you." ‘He stroderuntofthe . library, Ifswu‘ngjthe’ suit *icase-von Lethe reading." table :and began epnnln‘g. it. “Listen - to' 'me, Mr. Confidentialflfn-q, .‘létf. :.O.ur 7 business is. the. “#3791135 .. ’ s‘s i'ane’re—gomg to saves-munch s. firearms. 50 mm. .131th . mtg the 3 hole. 7 .We've, got millionaiforii strpiiisgcoinr: him," right i: 2 mail time isn’t going ,tq be any—funeral from' . , ~ I "morrow -I'll‘bé‘"a‘-'*5;erfectly nice scalp- ‘ no MONEY " ,_-» ' ed and skinned'an'd sun dried and -. " snake cured speciment fo‘rR‘ega'n's‘ v--. Hen “.;_-a§lréd‘ , _ . 4.. ' . - was»: contrs.l:y...1.alyay8« considered» hint whatharegiou- _ _.8. -"i‘.“-Bia1e,:'.. said 1103 thefo‘neii'fshlt c «stand me:- hmm MW ‘3' ~raters-estLeena—manner. '-"-.-:‘-'4,--'-~"a*§u‘o‘ri.' .-9Dem.ebuldi‘onlvr:ié-Qmej‘iithlfibnsh:aim. ' v”; - that ‘ mom ent.‘ while they held him here 'with' their talk of millions, confederates?’ mightbe ransacking the upper :pa’rt's of the. house. .As forathe' sui-t-I'case, for; all he knew it might begfilled with dynamite.‘ - . j -- “Here!” , .. :-, : 4 ‘ With-a quick- reachrfienr-y caught” « him by the collar as he’ turned - '.=t0“ flee. .With'rhis'. other hand» Henry lift- ed ‘the Cover,- exposi-ngna. bushel hot? uncut gems. Parker showed plain-lye that he- was, overcome, although: Hen-'- ry failed to guess the nature of his agitation. . 4 ~ “Thought I'd convince you," Hen- ry exalted: “Now be good dog ands; give me his number." : .1 .. .2“Be. Seated sir'e'... .‘ ‘ "and. .rma-"= dame," Barker. announced with 4 po-s .' lite‘ bows" and a successful “effortflto contrOl himself. ‘ “B'e sea-ted,‘pleaso.~ I have left the " private 'numher“‘«'in' Mr. ."Morg‘an's bed'room,’. which he.- gave me this morning whenI help-J ed him,dress.. I shall be gone buta'a moment to‘ get it. In the meantime» Please be seated." . ' " ‘ Once outside ‘the‘library, Parker» became a 1most active clear -=th~i'nkin'g"i person. Stationing the second foot-' man at'the front Ido'orp'he placedvvthe' ~ first one to watch at the library door. ' Several other servants he sent scout? ing into the upper regionson the ' chance -of surprising . possible. cone- ‘federates at their nefarious work; Him'self,.,he addressed via the but- ' ler's telephone, to the nearest police station. . .. “Yes. sir}? he repeated to the. desk sergeant. “They are either a couple of lunatics or criminals. Send: a patrol wagon at once, please, sir. i Even now. I do not know whether-v rible- crimes are; being commit-teed '1. underlthishroof ..'fi :~; In the meantime i-n‘response at the" front door, thetsecond fbotman, "with visible relief;~'=admi—tted= Charley "'I‘iQT—g, : pery, :.clad.-i ill-evening dress "at the}; .. ‘ early; hour,-e=as.»aaz-knownr and ‘tried, friend of-the'=master. The first butler" " . with similar 'lfeli‘effiTO‘Whlell'he fiddle" ed» sundry; winks}-’~an=d war'n'in'gis',»x hd- mitted.,hinminterline-library. _ ' ‘ Expecting- .he : knew 3 not "what-3 ‘hoifl whom” Charley: r .e’liipfp'ery " advanced 2' across; the alargeyrooiii‘ to. the strange . man Landswozmant-i' Unlike.- Parker; ' I their sunburn .anditravel stain caught his eye not asva‘n insignia suspicious but: as .-tokens 'worthyi'» or "wider "cep- sideration . than: .'average‘-'Nevv‘ York : accords- .its',.:rno_re or flees..§average7vis‘-' ‘ itors.11".‘Leancia's. beauty-Was’like. a. blow betWeen 'the1eyési‘ and he knew». »‘ she .' was a lady. Henry's ‘7‘bron'ze,' brazed » upon features: *unmistakiyi' deminiscent of..Firanois:an_d"of RAH. . Mudrew. :hisgadmirwoniandfT-respe'ct: ' betrayed V neither ' ‘ ' “Good morning]? "he " addressed Henry, although he subtly embraced : Leon‘cia"with'his greeting,» nFfiénds of Francis?" 1 r. ,-;,v .v _ W “Oh, sin". Leencia'cri‘ed out. “We are more: thank-friends. .z-We are here to save him.“ I have read the morn-’ ing papers; .If..only.it weren’t for" the stupidity of :the servants . .” ’7 A'nd‘Ch'arley Tippery ’was immedi? atelylufiaWare "of any "slightest doubt. He extended his hand to Henry. “I am Charley Tipperyflihe said. “And my name'sMorgan, r-Henry Morgan.“ .I-Ienry4methim. warmly, ‘ like a drowning. man I» clutching at'a . life preserver. “And this is Miss 80- : laHOTth‘Lé: Senorith. Seance; .Mr‘. irui- v . pery.. .In .factless..Solanolis .my sister/5 . " 5 ~ r “I came on the same errand," ’ CharleygTippe‘ry announced, intro- ductions over." “Thejsavin'g' of Fran- cis','as I understand“, must consist, of 'harducash or-of securities indisi . puta-biy :neg‘otiable. 'I'Z‘haye ~brought,_ , .- with 'me: whitt I-have hustled all night , toget ,and whats-Inam-‘conflde‘nt is ;‘ not'suflicient—{i .2. a 4; .fl‘ ~ .. 5“Howtmuchihavegyou .broug‘hti": ; tly Eh ( ~,,,‘, 5t aiea‘ies the hou‘se,","he “.efplained 0V9? . his mime Thicker: . , gfitoi'rbharley Tipper'y’s face-“ ~ . I “The’re. worth milifiji's ! millions millions) !".-:he ~cried.': f‘Wh-at are you going. to do. with them‘Ij’ ', ‘ "Negotiate them, so, as to help Francis out,” Henry answered. “They’re security for any amouiit'iar‘e " they not?!" - ~ ' s'Close up the suitcase,” Charley , Tippetymried, "while I telephone—I ‘ ‘ ‘ want" toicatch; my father before - he ,, _8ell:th_ese, and sell short. ‘ lieutenant. v multaneously with Henry, and, both their hands clutched it, Lieuten- - , Come on! his. shoulder, ..while “waiting for switchg -‘.'.It-.?s .onlygiive mlnutes’ run «from here.”j - , mg ~. ' ’ exist as he concluded: the; brief. -w.ords with his- father, Parvlrer;z,jfoll-- . y a’poliee-eiieutenant‘ and‘ two ~10va , poice‘ih‘en entered,zf , .. ,1 -. 7- el-vl‘herefsvthe ‘ sans. . ‘ ‘ lieutenant- you, ofacourse. Only'the other two, I don’t ‘know What the charge will be—cra‘zy, anyway, if not worse, which is more likely.” “How do you‘do Mr. Tippery," the lieutenant greeted familiarly. " ‘.‘You’ll_ arrest , nobody, Lieutenant Burns,” Charley Tippery smiled to him. ..“You. can sendthe wagon back to the station. »I’ll square it with the ~ Inspector. For you’re coming along with me, and this suit case,_and these suspicious characters to my house. ‘ You’ll have to be bodyguard—oh, not for me, but this suit case.:- There are millions in it, hard, cold millions,‘ beautiful millions. . When 'I open it before my father, you’ll see a sight given to few. men in this world to see—and now, come on, everybody. Weh'e wasting time”: ~ -' , He? made a, grab at the suitcase si- as ant-Burns sprang to interfere- - '- "I fancy I’ll carry it until its no- gotiated”: Henry" asserted. ' "Surely, surely," .Charley'Tippery conceded, ,“as' long as we don’t. lose any~more precious time. " .It‘ will take time to do the negotiating; ‘ Hustle !”' ~- - CHAPTER XXIX 'I‘ELPED tremendously ~-by the '- 1 peremptory stoppage of moratorium, .the saggingi mar. . diet had ceasedasagging; 2., and some stocks were even beginning to recover. 5 This ,wasfitr‘ue’for practical- ly eyery.,line-~save those lines in which Francis, owned :and which Re- . gan was hearing. Henontinued bear- ingland makingthem reluctantly fall and he noted iwith? - icy-z the huge blocks of Tainpico Petroleum: which ,werefi. being: ,dumpediobviously > by noother personthan Francis." x - *"Now’s, the time,” Regan inform- .ed his bear conspiratorsa "Playfher .- coming, and Joins» ruff._- Rememberthe listh gave you; there is._,no“}bot.toiii. ‘ As for all- the .7 rest buy and buy now, and‘ deliver allv,,that _you,.sold.v1.~..You« can‘t.» lose, - ._you see, and. by continuing to: ham- 'm'er "the. 511.3“ You’ll make a double killing;” '.'_ _ ~ ~ ...-. hear crowd queried. “I’ve nothing to buy,” came the 4 answer. ‘ "That. will- show you how square I have been in my_tip and how‘confident I am.. I haven’t sold "How, aboutjyo'urself?" one of, his 'a share outside the list, so I have- [nothing to deliver... -I.am still sell- mg short and hammering down the lzst, and the list only. There’smy killing, and you can share in it by as much as you continue 'to sell short.” . There you are i” Bascom in des- pair in his private ofiice cried"- to Franms at ten thirty. “Here’s *the whole market rising except your lines. Regan’s out- for‘lblood. I never dreamed he-cc‘iuld showsuch - strength. We can’t stand this. We are finished. We’re smashed now—— you. me, all of ours~everything3i ‘Never. had Francis- been »: all" 7 . lb? e ‘ . _. Jayefestfmfila j. 'fohttrexflnishédtl’} ' tity, 'put wonder and excitement - ? ,arrest‘v’themfli Parker said—i—“Oh, sir, .. «i r-‘I‘ beg yourpardon Mr. .Tippery. Not ‘of Charley Tippery, It’sva. doubley ’Forithe'm - _ v cooler. - Since all-was 10st,,why :worry?—-‘——wa's v f his attitude; and a mere layman in ' thelgame, ' hegcaught a glimpse of. ‘ _possibiltiesrthatwere veiled toBas-’ ~ com who-too thoroughly knew ‘too ' much about the game. ' r. ' "rake it easy,"‘Fra'ncis counseled . new-vision assuming .torm . and “Mach tick alumnae- ' j smoke gnd.r,,tfalki,it;0‘veti r ’ ' , g a; ,;..-.watenes and . H triv‘fi n I y m in thenod. ' " . “Which means that. we’re busted, flat busted,”.—Francis went on to the exposition of his new- ldea. “New ‘ it; is perfectly clear, then; to your mind and mine, that a man can never‘ be worse than a complete, perfect, hundred per cent entire, total bust.” “We’re wasting valuable time,” Bas‘com protested as he nodded affir- mation. ‘ . z: .f‘N‘dt ; if;.~we?re «busted as compete- .,.1y.»_as-yo.ufv'e,,agreed.wafers; Spill-led v ‘ Francis. (“Beingfjhoroughly busted, time,-€ sales,“ purchases, nothing can ‘ be of any gva‘lne'te us.v~ Values have ceased, don"tgyeul ace." .“Go on; That is zit??? .B‘asco‘m said; ' with. the:-mementarimessueed Ape- '5tience.'of~.abject-despair, ‘fIfrn bust— ed hi‘gher. than.a kite .now,‘ and, as yOu say, they c'ani’t'bust me any high- er.” ' “Now youget the idea !” Francis jubilated.. “You’re a member of the Exchange. Then go ahead, sell or buy, "do anything your and my mer- ry hearts decide. We' can‘t lose. Anything from zero always leaves zero. We’ve shot all we’ve got, and .more. Let’s shoot what we haven’t got.” ' Bascom‘ still. struggled feebly to, protest,- but Francis beat him down with a final: “Remember, leaves zero.”. _ And for the next hour, as in, a nightmare, no longer a free agent, Bascom yielded to Francis' will in the maddest stock adventure of his life. ‘th, .well,” Francis‘ laughed at half-past. eleven, .“we might as well quit now. But remember we’re no worse off than we were an hour ago. We were zero then. We’re zero now. You can ,hang up the auctioneer’s flag any time now.” Bascom, heavily and wearily tak- ing down .the receiver was about to transmit the orders that would stop thebattle by acknowledgment of un- conditional defeat when the door opened and through it came the fa- mii-ar ring of aspirate stave that made Francis ’flash .his .hand- out in his broker’s anything from zero arm. “Stop,” Francis cried. "Listenl". And they listened to the song pre-, ceding the. singer: “Back to. back against the-mainmast, Held athay the entire crew.” . As Henry swaggered in, carrying , a huge and different: suit case Fran- . cis joinedwith him- in the stave; “What's. doing?” Bascom quieried who, still ~ in eyening dress, looked- very jaded and -worn from his erertions. -From' his breast pocket he drew- and passed, over three certified checks that totaled eighteen hundred thous- and dollars. - Bascom shook his. head‘ sadly. _ - . =- . ‘ “Too gate,"xhejsai_d. "That’s only a drop in the bucket.- throwinghthemuaway."’ ' _ “But wait.” Charley Tipperycried taking the suit case from his singing companion and proceeding to open it. “Maybe that will help.” . “That” consisted of a great mass of orderly piles gold "bonds and gilt edge securities. ~ ' “How much is it?" Bascom gasped has courage springing up like wild fire. ' t ’ But Francis overcome by' the “sight of such plethora of ammunition, ce‘a‘sé ed. singing to gasp. And bot-h he and Bascom gasped again when Henry drew from his inside pocket a bundle of a dozen certified checks. They could only. stare at the prodigious sum, foreach was written for a mil— lion dollars. ' ‘ ‘ 3 “And plenty 'more' where -‘tli‘at'-carme ' _ "All‘ -_ you‘ have to (lo-is say, the word. Expan- from,” Henry announcedfairily‘.’ cis and well! knockthis bear gangto pieces. " Now suppose you" get busy.'. I, The rumors are aroundeverywhere- " thatuytiu're gone and done for..Pitch in andffshow them,‘ that’s. all. Bust every;:._last-"on_e"ot them that jumped -i re“: ' .5-811‘3126 ’em. down :90 their. sole. ., Vthe fillings out'of their , . i _ . ,. ~ ‘ i '1 _‘ .' THE snmrnns SEPARATOR COMPANY , Putthem back, ‘ ' in your pocket.__ '-It would be_ only'_ V ' ' - -: Gentlemen:-_——.Your' Suction-feed r W _ - . _ Separator is; "Wonderful machine. 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When renewals are Alva-using Reta: Forty-five cents per agate line. 14 lines to lent “ My requires 3 weeks time before the label is changed. the column inch, 768 lines to page. ' ' .lee flock and Auction Sale, Advertising: We offer special low' rates to utabl b ' ' for .m 6 modern of live stock and poultry. write us I OUR GUARANTEED ADVERTISERS We respectfully ask our readers to favor our ad- vertisers when possible. Their catalogs and p . are cheerfully sent iree, anere guarantee you azainst loss providing you say when writing or or- dering from them. “I saw your ad. in my Michigan Business firmer." ‘ * Enhbd ll second-class matter, at post-onice. Mt. Clemens, Mich. , Lower Prices _ , RICES HAVE been sagging for the last three months and the end is not yet. The orgy of extravagance that followed the war has all but spent itself ;’the public has become weary of paying three to five times the pre- war prices for commodities,and is retrench- ing all down the line. This curtailment in‘ buying is reflected ‘in the closing of factories, the increase of commercial failures, and low- er prices. Whether or not we shall have a panic re- mains yet to be seen. Few men of prominence in financial circles will admit they are headed for a panic. Of course, it would be a psycho- logical mistake for. anyone whose views upon the subject are worth anything to confess pub- licly that a financial crash is imminent even if they thought so. Panics are the result of fear, and maybe averted by each and every- individual keeping up his courage and going about his business as usual. The best minds concede, however, that the crest of high prices has been reached and that prices are due for a toboggan ride. A sud- den drop in prices caused by dumping goods on the market might cause a financial disaster, but the Federal Reserve banks have already prevented such a catastrophe by proving its willingness and ability to carry borrowers through the changing period and enable them to move goods produced at high cost in such a manner as'to cause them the least possible loss. ‘ Farmers have probably not felt any effect as yet of the downward trend in prices, and it may be several months before they will. .In the larger cities where there is keen competi. 'rion between the large merchandising houses the drop in clothing, shoes, and other wearing apparel is quite noticeable. Other commodi- ties which have either declined lately or are due for a drop include automobiles, motor trucks and building material of all kinds. Whether agricultural implements will follow suit is a mooted question. Manufacturers claim that the cost of manufacturing preclude any immediate prospect of lower prices; Of course, not all prices will drop. The great scarcity of fertilizer makes it improbable that we shall see lower prices on that much needed commodity. The same is true of oils, both for lubrication and fuel. ‘Coal will not be imme— ‘ditely cheaper. Buy it now, and be glad to get it at any price. . . v . 7 " ' So much for the buying side. Now for the selling .s‘ide. Lower prices are noted in hay. These will change for higher prices within the , [next thirty days providing the car. situation :does not .impreve.and...our.. common. sense n. as it won’t improve. Corn, barley and possit bly rye will probably go to new low levelshe- " ore, the first ointhe‘ . _‘ j, j '.'. ‘6 urage '- far-inc time it must be,reeognized that farmers .muétgsecureé some cash this fall from some of : their cropsiand a great deal. {if grain will phob- . ably be moved for that reason. .:.Butter and . naturally due for an increase. . - It appears to us. that the farmer not occu~= pies-ya somewhat more A'advantdgeom'jposition than those who have money invested injethcr lines of busineu. For-him the ‘s‘reconstrucs » lion" period is about over. In. all food lines prices are materially loWer than during the wan. .Rock-bottom has been reached. There will be'exceptions to this rule, of course. But the farmer has already accustomed himself to lower prices, whereas others have yet to pass through the crisis. In this respect he may con- sider himself comparatively fortunate. Listen to ’em Rave . V I T IS given as a fact,———yet we find it hard 'to believe,—-i:hat a certain Republican county convention adjourned its session with- out having said any harsh t hings about the Democrats. True, resolutions were adopted,———, for what is a convention without resolutions:— but they didn't “deplbre,” “view with grave alarm,” or even “denounce” the Democratic “administration. Sounds kinda fishy! docsnlt~ it? If ever the people of the United States were in need of a clear vision and a good under- standing it is now when the Democrats'are stumping the country damning , the Republi- cans and the Republicans are spending their breath and their money to prove that the Dem- ocrats are the arch enemies of the Republic. How they must hate each other? We have yet to read of a speech by Candidate Cox in which he did not lambast the Republican party and charge it with every crime in the political calendar. And should Candidate Harding give .a speech in which he failed to “flay,” “excoriatefl? “arraign,” “accuse,” “conj demu,” etc.,_ the Wilson administration and the Democratic policies we would strongly suspect that the Marion contender was losing his grip. Isn’t it a pity thatmen who aspire to the highest position in the gift of the American people, should employ .such cheap and sensa- tional tactics to discredit each other in the eyes ’ of the voters What is the reason for all this balderdashi Aren’t there enough other things to talk about except theshortcomings of the two leading political parties? Must we sus- pect that both Candidate Cox and Harding purposely seek refuge behind a blanket of abuse in order to detract the public attention from the’real issues at stake? Really, gentle- man, we are not interested in your indulgence in 'pérsOnaliti‘es. What We are interested in are your viewpoints on the huge national prob- v lems which confront us. Spend a little less time in talking about each other and a little more time talking about transportation, mili- tary training, excess profits, taxes, credits, tar~ ’iifs, roads, and the scores of other problems which affect our daily well-being. The Melon Robber LAPEER county farmer shot a man whom he found in his melon patch. The young fellow proved to be an err-soldier and prominent in the community. He stands to 10se his left arm for stooping to cominon thiev- ery and the farmer faces jail for defending his property. _ ‘_ \ . V The melon thief is one of the worst nuisanc- es with which the farmer has to contend. En- cduraged by an almost traditional winking of the legal eye at such‘ depredations the melon thief boldly enters upon the, property of others . ,Iand. ruthlessly steals and.destroys...He is never content to. a single melon within nearest» » recoli but must needs trample the Vin“? Phil!- W'fimgfifiefit 317143 at: . ~ . '- " $3 9 MM.- ‘Promtsmof that! .mavemefit ? ‘ ' p broadcasting'their propaganda in: every. wheat grovving statethey‘ may forestallf ‘xgenera‘l’ liquidation and lower prices. At the over “the asperating, but the thought that people will trespass ‘an‘dtdeetroyfdces‘mot semen themfldd the' 11911138 Lapecr county been shot dead entering-ethane « the law would (OWE. . _,‘._j."?when a farmerishom _ item thief in his gar-V 1'. than the law. lays-«its hing-What's them" new“; ":2 " ' sand the Primary Law I ‘ i F THE scattered remnants of the old, po- litical gang have their way about it Michi- gan's primary law stands to sufier some very drasticclmnges at the hands of the next leg- islature. Ever since the primary law was ., enacted the fellows who were in the habit of pulling the strings in the conventions have been grumbling about the "weaknesses" of the primary law and praising the convention system to the skies. The truth of the matter is thatthey miss the power and standing which " the convention system gave to them and are helpless before the masses of voters under th primary. ' The primary law may have to be changed in some respects, for it is a' comparatively new measure and'rcquires time and experience to. perfect it. All citizens will welcome such champs will prevent and punish corrupt practices .in the seeking nominations ‘ and- elections, ; but ,will resenting. move that will 'make the primary law less representative than it now is. The suggestion of a praprimary convention is nothing but a subterfuge'to open the way for the complete restoration of the convention system. . If there is faultto find because so few votes were cast in the last primary the blame should be laid upon the people who didn”t Vote rath- cr than upon the systemof voting. ' At that the election was more representative than would have been possible under the convention system. ‘ ‘ " i ‘ ‘ ' \ Since Cuba will honor the memory of Theo~ dore Roosevelt, by erectingstatues in his hon- or in Havana'and San “Juan and byplacing his picture in the public schools of the country, we are reminded of the campaign “Imperialism” was the issue, and Theodore Roosevelt’s connection With Cuba was public- ly villified. It may be of, some comfort to the . devotees of Woodrow Wilson to know that as time passes his name will, be glorified in hist- ory because of the successful things he has done. History conclusively, proves that the good which men do lives after them.——Rosen- baum Review. —-——————___a Market information, to be of value to farm- ers scattered over the state of Michigan, must be timely and contain as much local color as pOSSible. It cannot, to be of value, be compiled in Chicago, for instance, (where much of the market dope handed out by some farm papers is compiled) and mailed to a distant address to be published a week later (which is the kind of “service” that some farm papers are giv- ‘ing their readers.) The Business Farmer was founded upon the idea that market service is ‘ the most important kind of service any farm. paper can give to its readers, and it has been ever upon the alert‘to develop its market dc- partment to the highest point of efficiency and value. The naming of H. H. Mack as market editor is we feel the most important step we have yet taken along-"that line." "I ' ' In View .of the factfihat sonic. of our Cath; alic readers have our Socialist whoa.“ 'rmmendmenf .7 Q: #133516” Win '. all yonder thatjfarme‘rs l _ raids upon their gardens . and resort to examine-measures to defend their u h It is not the mere lossof the melons that is ex; ' in which , mam "ml- suppbrfing ‘11.?“ mfi‘l’amchial g, ' i. if _, a ya i r : ' . it i V ,w Jim. WK REPLIES . In a recent editorial you took oc- casion to berate me personally for not saying more about the proposed » schooLameadmont. Further, ’ you _ said you were unconvinced as to its " merit and ’would- therefore not vote favorably!qu ' ' ' > - ‘ This-amendment is not anew de-' V . ; par-turn in state ’oducation. It is . ' simply ,an alert to enforce the law, in a spirit of separation of church and state. When a secular state de- cides that its children should ed- ucated. it, cannot enforce attendance , at any school dominated by principles ‘ over which the state cannot have an 'opinion. There has been such an unearthly 'amount of mud slung at this amend- ment, that it appears well at this ' time to get‘our bearings. The amend- ‘ ment reads as follows: “All residents of the State of ,Michigan between the ages of five and sixteen years, shall attend the public school in their respective dis- tricts until they have graduated from the eighth grade; provided that in districts where the grades do not ” reach the eighth grade, then all per- , sons herein described in such district shall complete the course therein." -. ., » Thefollowing obdections have been raised against this amendment: 1. It will close the schools . for ' physical and mental defectives. 2. It is, inconvenient and will ‘pauperise the state by taxes requir~ .ed for school maintenance. 3. It is “bigotted and cowardly - and unoAmerican.” 4». It will “‘close all denomination-- a1 schools. 5. It is steeped deep in the mire of religious intolerance. - As Luther and Calvin threw down the challenge in the 16th century, “prove it by the Bible" so we now come before the opponents ,of the pro- posed measure and say “prove it by the letter or spirit of the proposed law." . , Replying to the first charge enum- erated above,“ we need only -call at- tention to section 15, Article XI of our State Constitution, .which pro—— vides that “institutions deaf, dumb, blind, feeble minded or insane-—shall always be fostered and supported”. It is scarcely necessary to add that, so far as this provision of the proposed amendment are at all interconnected, the proposed measure will react to the benefit _of Section 15, Article XI. Further, this section cannot be re pealed or modified save by direct ref- erence thereto. Into every rule of law are written common. sense and the well tried customs of mankind. .' .xSureiy, by this time the opposition has heard our challenge that we place the issue jointly before the people, each side writthn-g 1500 words to pre- sent its case and 1500 words in re- buttal; each side to pay one half of the expense of printing and receiving one half of the copies to’be distributed Perhaps this sounds like a bigots off- er, or the offer of a coward or an un- American offer, for the date of our challenge has not been accepted. If the theory of a denominational school is such that it must neccessar- ily conflict with public school hours, then indeed, will this amendment re- quire the children to attend the pub- lic school. We believe, however, that denominational schools can be con- ducted at such hours as not to inter- fere with public school heurs. We be- lieve that the function of a denomi- national school is purely and simply to teach religion. Public schools quire attendance only five hours a day from 180to .180 days a year. Does not this leave ample time for? any child to receive sufficient religious instruction that is not in conflict with democracy. The question of religion. has waxed warm around" this amendment. Us. on intruding into the apparently u‘n— called for Warmth/of this phase ofth‘e V ‘ j V t, Ire-discoveredthl‘rt educa- ‘, tics sfldsalrhaeome a “part. of j‘ But Won? is gen '_ ‘ . Willow”, .‘ taught' re. I . tacitly... .maag frat" In: gym it is. There is no valid reason why any religious denomination should usurp to itself, right to teach the scientif- ~'ic subjects that make up so large a proportion of even the elementary school curriculum today. Let as to member that the elementary school ed. ‘ ucati0n is, the very ' foundation upon which. "to build the broader scientific to: be accquired beyond the public school» age; It should be con- ducted , With a broader vision. than is. ponible in any private of sectarian institution. We want all children to receive this broader education so that all may be on an equal footing in the race of life. It is noteworthy that when any po- litical ecclesiastical organization is checked in is vicious designs, it im- mediately cries "religious persecu~ tion" to gain sympathy. These are our views. We trust that by the decision of the Supreme Court of this state they will come up for approval by the people at the Novem- ber elections—James Hamilton, De- troit, Michigan. ’ You are mistaken, sir, in your state- ment that we "berated" you personally, or else you do not know the meaning of the term. You have answered to your on satisfaction four out of five objection that have been against the pro- posed amendment. New answer the fifth: all us how much it is going to cost the state of Michigan to abolish parochial schools.-—Editor. DREAM 0F GENERAI; STAFF It is not generally known, except in oilicial circles, that the War Plans Division of the General Staff has just completed for Secretary Baker a "survey" of the army posts and can- tonments to ascertain what changes, if any, would be required to adapt them (a) To a system military training, and (b) To the care of an army of 7,000,000 men. . The report will be ready for con— gress when the latter convenes in December for the so-calied “short session." of universal ‘It is about time, however, that, somebody injected this little item into the presidential campaign. What stand do Messrs. Cox and Harding take on these two issues so obliging- ly outlined for them by the General Staff? Lord Wolseley, the great British general, published a handbook some years ago strickly for soldiers. It is called the “Soldier's Pocket Book” and it is used to this day in the Eng- lish Army. In that book General 'Wolseley sums up the character of General Staffs the world over: “The soldier must be taught to believe that I his duties are the noblest which fall 4—7 matics."-—.l{merioan flattering ‘Warhingtoa,’ 0. We are afraid that the General Staff are duefor a. rudmawakmlng. . We, have already seen what the German Stud! did secretly for Germany _ de. forblg-..that we should suffer tins" same fate; ' ‘No matter what kind of: militarypnotram the General Staff has in mind. for the American people. they will hear from the E“peomaple long before In: is consummated—’- . r. ' A DIETHODIST WOMAN TALKS AGAINST AMENDMENT In “What the Neighbor’s Say” I have read with much interest the controversy over the school amend- ment to be voted on at our next gen- eral election this November. I can- not understand why so much has been said. If we will just apply the command to love God with all our might, mind and strength and our neighbors as ourselves everything will come right. Why not let the Catholics have their parochial school if they wish. Just so they are governed by the state laws and come up to the public school law requirements and visited by the officer whose duty it is to look after the education of our child- ran. It is their money. that pay for the schools not ours, but they pay the .same per cent taxes into our public schools as we do. . Our Catholic neighbors are being wronged by some Protestants who are constantly agitating that ques- tion. Some who think a Catholic ' ought not even hold a county, city or town oflice. Go read the Consti- tution of the United States. It is of the people for the people and by the people. Who are the people? I shall not vote for the amendment because I think it takes away some personal liberties in which I see no harm, especially from the Catholics. I have always had Catholic neigh- bors and have found them law-abid- ing citizens and excellent neighbors. Listen. Is someone saying I am a Catholic. Well I am not nor any of my ancestry so far as I know. But I am a staunch member of the M. E. church. I have been for 25 years and it is my prayer that God will give me grace that I may love my neighbor as myself be he Protestant or Catholic, which are all our broth— ers. My friends look on this subject from a charitable point of view rath- er than a selfish one. Do‘notallow yourself to be prejudiced by any member of an antagonistic society, but do as you would like to be done by.——M'rs. E. 8., Gratiot County. FARMERS MUST RECEIVE ADEQUATE PRICES In spite of generally unsettled con- ditions, unprecedented difficulty in securing labor and transportation fa- cilities, high cost of materials and uncertainty as to future prices for farm products, the farmers of the United States have proceeded in good faith this year to raise a crop better than «the average. They are repeat- ing under the difficulties of read- ,justment the assurance, given by their magnificent achievement dur— ing the war that they are not to be daunted nor deterred by adverse con- ditions from contributing their full share to "the welfare of ~ the whole country. Looking “upon the record of American farmers during these two periods of extreme stress and strain, the one following the other so closely that there was no chance for relaxation. I have absolute? con- fidence~ that the future efforts. of American .farmers will fall nothing short of“ their full duty to @% eke 53 3' {J o I bushels, a corn crop of two threenquarter billion bushels, or one hundred and fifty more than pre- war average; oats. one and one-third billion bushels, or one hundred and fifty million more than pre-war aver— age barley in excess and rye more than double pre—wareverage; pota- toes exceeding five year average; record-breaking rice and tobacco crops, hay and flaxseed exceeding five year average; cotton, grain sor— ghu‘ms and apples better than last year, and record sugar beet and sorg- hum crops. ‘ , The cost per unit of producing these crops unquestionably was con- siderably greater than for any pre- vious crop in the last half century, andgbusiness men as well as all other. elements of population, must real- ize that, if the record made by the farmers during the war and the per- iod 'of readjustment is. to be main-i tained and the food requirements of the nation met, producermmst re- ceive adequate prices tor their pro-‘J . to secure- a.” malleable- re.- m . tats-a idealism. and 8-! baits-l: .. r: “’ lufifimg'l‘ “ ., .y, u to a man’s lot. He must be taught ' to despise all those of civil life. Sol- diers, likeamissionaries, must be fa-. (Islam. . Against” - . heaven and was made man, to redeem‘ ‘ RIGHT, WRONGS NOBODY _ I - Sacred. history tells us that our Lord Jesus Christ who is also Lord . of heaven and earth, came down from ' us sinners from our sins. V , A year or two before He was cru-, ' cified‘for us He built a little air-arch . somewhere near Jerusalem, in iPal- ‘ estine. H'e‘fbuiit it on a solid tonne dating; (it being “b31111; up a rock) so~ firm and strongthat the forces V of call should never prevail against ‘it. even to the. end of time. He lov-ing-. iy named this church His Body. He- being its head and» builder. Some churches are built of Wood and stone. and mortar, but our Divine Lord's church was difierent. He built His church of living men, created in His own image and likeness; men, who. though not college -graduates, were possessed of firm faith and good sound common sense. He chose them and called‘ them his Apostles, thus the little church became the liv- ing body of the living God. He gave to them power such as He had not given to other men, power to perform miracles as He also had performed them; He also gave them authority, rights and. duties. He commanded them saying: “Go ye, into the whole world and preach the Gospel to every creature, meaning all the inhabi- tants thereof, men, women and child- ren." He also commanded them. saying: “Go teach all nations." Meaning our the inhabitamts there- of "and ,lo, I am with you all days, even unto the consummation of the world," meaning always even till the end of time. He endowed them with power from on high, to enable them to understand, and speak the lang- uages of other nations, to aid them in their work. Thus prepared, they went forth, preaching and teaching. as the Lord had commanded them; building more churches wherein to preach the . Gospel of Christ: building schools, seminaries, and colleges, wherein to educate the people; it not being nec- essary to Americanize them: found- ing hospitals for the sick. asylum: for the orphans, the deaf, the lame and the blind, thus proving their ef- ficiency and charity; not usurping the authority or duties of any body, neither of the states, nor the na- tions, nor even those of the School Defense League; or the Wayne (‘oun- ty Civic Federation, but exercising their own God—given rights and dut- ies. It has been said that if the churches had not usurped the author- ity and duties of state, the school question would not have been raised. A usurper is an impostor, a kind of buttinski, or sneak, who butts in or sneaks in anyway to get in and claims rights and duties which be. long to someone else. Where will we find this butinski? Surely not among the chosen fol- lowers of Christ, Whom He had com- manded to teach all'nations.» Surely not in our schools: public, private, parochial or otherwise. They. have business enough of their own to mind, and they are minding their own business despite the busy bod- ies. Where, then, shall we find him? Echo answers: Where? Whose ox ‘ has been gored? Judge for yourself. My friend, truly, right is right; and the right wrongs nobody.— J. C'. 8., Arcadia. CATHOLICS FORBIDDEN TO EN- TER PROTESTANT CHRCHES? I think your paper is very good and am always anxious to read it, but I am not with you on the paro~ chial school amendment. Some years ago I was in Grand Rapids and pass- ‘ ing by the city rescue mission with a friend of mine, I proposed that We visit the mission, but my friend in- sisted he dare not go in. I asked him his reason and he told me the priest did not allow Catholics to enter a Protestant church. We went on :down the street, entered a saloon and spent the "evening there. I sordid tell you of several instances ’of nature. Hangs the Cat-1101.19. , 'o. "tcbil'dresn nch d . i 1 . H . 4,1? ff -. in "I" Ill; §\ l i t it .. l. Olivet College- By Mary Queensbury “, T WILL never reopen."‘It had I‘had its day. " The "large institu- " tions are eating up the“ small ones. The buildings will be sold» for hospital purposes.” Such were the Comments and theories" concerning theflclosed “college: at the beautiful littlef‘fliflage of Olivet. Eve‘n‘ the optimistic _shook their heads and the most hopeful wondered just what would_happen. But the drowning man is rescued; the kidnapped child has been returned in safety; the col- lege is saved. . V The college was founded by Fath- er' Shipherd in 1844 who was also the founder of Oberlin College, Ohio. For-ten years he had watched Ober-. lin grow from infancy to a flourish- ing institution of five hundred stu- dents, and with the spirit of the truly great man he longed to go elsewhere - and’duplicate his work. Far sighted and "true visioned, he foresaw the growth and possibilities of that dense and almost impenetrable wilderness of Michigan and decided that some— where within its bounds he would sow the seed for his next harvest. It so happened shortly after his decision that he made a journey to the vicinity of Grand River in the interest of lands, then the property of Oberlin College. He passed thru what is now the present site of 01- ivet and when a little south of the eminence lost his way. After wand- ering around for hours he found him- self on the elevation now known as “College Hill.” In the distance he discerned a pioneer’s cabin and made his way thither where he" was given food and lodging for the night. With instructions as to the trail he was to follow he set out on his jour- ney but, after several hours of ,rid— ing, found himself on the same hill and within sight of the same cabin. Oncemore' he set out, riding leisure- ly and meditating over the plan of his future college; a few hours pass- ed and he was aroused from his rev— ' time, on the summit ofthe Leaping from his horse he knelt down in fervent prayerand decided upon that spot for the building of his college. ' He then proceeded on his journey, transacted his business and returned to Ohio where he began making plans for his new enterprise. In February, 1844 the little company set out, 39 persons in all, and in true Arabian style, drove their flocks and herds gons, drawn by. sure-footed oxen, a served as diner, parlor—car and sleep- .‘ er. They reached their destination - .in safety and were greeted with great enthusiasm by the settlers, then numbering less than a dozen families. Like pygmies battling giants, they pursued their Herculean task of winning the land from the forest primeval. Workman, students and professors worked shoulder to shoulder. They felled trees and built a few dwellings and one school house, and while they were doing it they labored with those hardships of which the early settlers alone could tell us. But they kept brave and cheerful until the fatal malaria struck them. Aibout eight months af- ter their arrival Father Shipherd was stricken and died at the early age of fortydwo. Dismayed, disheartened, many of them ill, their leader gone, they decided to abandon their enter— ‘ever, this decision was not adhered t there is something strangely p.37 thefvillage "chur'chvaa‘rgl s» the resting ‘ place-for, \» . 35p. 4 '.'I' i I 4' erie by finding himself-for the third. hill.' before them, while the covered wa—l against - prise and return to civilization. How- . ‘10, for the [spiritrof their dead leader_ j-still' lived and held them fast, while ame to put his shoulder to the wheel. _ to about the modestg'gra’y slab T ' ‘ +5 hich‘fi _ ,s ands"- 17%“ for. v= ' . \ ‘ g. _. y l . / he Farm -_ A D evartment for the women 5"»- 5 .. O - Edited by CLARE NORRIS ‘1 years has stood within the very echo- es of the st-udentsflfoot falls-andal- most ,within thetactual‘ shadowsmf the large brick, building which "bears his names-altsis. as if .he,were silent- ly watching and; directing the foot- steps of thegreat'work for which he gave his life. . ’7 - :cure‘dybut-no onei‘seem'e‘d able" :to_ I cope with the “situation. For several ’ years it"struggled o_n,' merely gasp- ' ‘ ‘ n " r Thenl'rem'ove ffromi‘t-he fire ahd add equipment there began a-ld‘e‘cline in‘ the student body, and with the short- _ age of students there followed as a" natural-consequence ‘a shortage. of funds. The best management was se- Tho Library at Olivet. College But limited space makes me hasten. Years sped on, the wilder— ness was cleared away and the vil- lages and the college grew. Hard— ships, struggles, failures and ulti- mate success followed while (the builders seemed ever to possess the same greatspirit, “the same daunt- less courage that first carried the lit- tle handful of brave souls to their noble“‘cailing. Building after build— ing was erected, the students increas- ed while the ablest professors were secured to instruct them. 5 One of the great. milestones in the history of the college was the build—. ing of the library. The need ,had long been felt, but there were no funds for its erection. In 1866, Pro- fessor Daniels took the chair of Green and Literature and began making plans for a fire-proof build— ing. This was finally made possible by the liberal gifts oer. Leonard Burrage. .Mrs. Luck Tuttle and Mr. Henry W. Sage and [the beautiful structure was called the Barrage Li— brary. There stands upon its shelv— es 3-5,000 choice volumes offering bp— portunitys for unlimited study and re-' search. . Olivet Copege “has. never .been. rich, _ in funds, but her work and scholar- ship has ranked with the first. "It has ever been the aim of its leaders to keep it clean and wholesome and a place not only where learning is ob- tained but where character is form; ed. But despite the high ranks ; of scholarship, able professors and good. ing forfibreath until the spring of 1919 when it closed altogether. The great spirit that had carried the leaders over stormy seas seemed‘dead or in prison. Weeds and grass grew up about the buildings. Spiders made webs in the dark- corners, while thick layers of dust covered ‘ the 35,000 books in the library. and everything seemed as dead and'lif’e- less as the, very apes and monkeys in the glass cag’ésvobthe museum. The college hadb‘een the backbone . of the village and everything suffer- ed. Stores closedt‘heir doorsr‘atnd people began moving out until one was reminded of “The Deserted Vil- lage” but'a,‘few..months ago the fine - old spirit.-leaped-from its prison cell and set the rust-covered wheels ,. in motion; ,the'same spirit which for thingbeforeit. Generous endow- ned to,,return and new ones express; ed' their. intentions of. locating in ‘. Olivet. Generous Eendowmehts were 5 made and an able. man.in the‘person of‘ Paul F; Voelker .placed at the helm, while .the- number of Ph. D’s on the faculty .list is»? snflvcient »_ proof that- the same, standard; ofuschola'r- ship will be'retained. , i ‘ The buildings are"beingrefurnish- ed, redecorated, rgfloored and reroof— ed, while the atmosphere is alive with the spirit of expectancy and allare waiting with hope and pride that day now so, fast". approaching that will bring the crowds of merry students. There may be other fairs in the world, ' r .Thosc that are great and smallp. But the one that is held in the old home town Is by far the best Fair of all. ‘ 'For it is here you will find ‘ All your," friends—lam and unwi— Aud even/L last one‘jwill be mighty well pleased ‘ . L. V ‘ For a chance to"_shake' hands with «. you. - v .V 1 . , Don't 's’top to fix your ,hairuin a ‘ braid, . ' ._ Or even to polish your shoes, The old" Hg... Fair as: I ' might about thing's"; -=Just jump in your “H 6M1!” Glfldflfit , .agaznems, 016.490..p£edi0u8..»v"t0"k8¢c ' Take a ride on the “merry” aslit spins around . g ' , In its whirligig, whirh’gig way; ‘See the aeroplane stunts with all " of the thrill—— There is something a-doiug each day. ' “Hot dogs”. anaconda pink-lem- onade.;' . ;-,-~ ~A .There’ll‘..b.¢ was. wheeze. 21/024; .r , 5 - nice sairlaketofmsyzith man, ‘ - ~- _— “Anglflamus‘cments, galore "in a lump. - _ toibe there, ‘ I , . ,. . And the sight: that your eyes will \ ' *I . :.:: . « . > » ' *’ .th «there‘f‘jan’t ; a “oné that :o‘sat- - ' ‘ ‘ " ' 412:“? .g' "1;: P.”- e: . by means of the pastry bag. , tacked, on ‘ around; the edge th iv—“Tia-i 11m" " I = A‘ RECIPE FOR" MAKING CHOCO- - LATE ECLAIRS - LAGE‘ basin containing oneplnt Pof hot water on Lhestmre. Add one-halt. cup; or? butter and One— half} teaspbon of» salt to" the’water. - Whenlit comes to a boil add-two and one-half fc‘upfuls ofpastry flair and stir vigorously until it is ‘thiekimough to cleave from the .slde" 01:, the dish. one egg at a time until you have put in .five; it is-necessary that the first eggs get scolded in the dough so do not cool the, dough. Beat wallabe- tween each addition. PlaceAm‘ix-ture in a pastry bagand forcesintostrips one .. inch wide and ._four.. inches long in' a buttered. bake pan. ._ Bake .for twenty-five minutes in a moderate , oven; they mustnotbe remoued from 'the oven until theyare‘entirely done. When they are cold make a slit. in the eclairand fill with ,creamfilling Brush the top with ‘an icing madeby. mix- ing two tablespooufuls of ,cocoa with three-quarters of a cupful ofconfec- tionery sugar and making a smooth paste with hot water. .v ,, . . This recipe will .make about 32 eclairs. . » » v. i ' Home Made Pastry ,Bag . -.The pastry bag must be made of some strong closely woven material of rubberiZed. cloth. I sent away for the first one I had and I got ardoz- en little tubes and the silver plated bag” screw to fasten the tubes into. The; little tubes are to~-use when filling tarts and frosting cakes. . With these tubes you can make and fill eclairs that cannot -.be told from thoseimade by the'profe‘ssional bak— ers.» i-With' the heme—made pastry - bag'you can not fill-:the' eclairs « as neatly because .it is necessary to cut a slitthe‘wholelength ofthe eclair as you fill them with "a spoon. With the 'bo'ughtien‘-hag‘you“‘can *make an incision about fthef'siie’fof a pea with the sender the's’mall tube and the chocolate will cover it" up’ so no'ope'n‘; ing can be seen. The’ready-made bag ‘ cost me $1.50. —'The-"-hom‘e"-made bag canbe made of a sheet ‘bf "rubberized . cloth that will stand": washing 1 and {you make the bagfat hom‘eJWhile i-t‘fs , not quite as "goodjithserv'es' the pur- pose.——Mrs. ‘Wm. ~Hofl'm‘an, Cheboy- . ‘ a'C'Ou‘t', seventy-«five yearshad carried every- _ g. 7f n y .. ._ ments were made,. old students plan- THE. FARMIH‘F . ,. .,.1400KING .. . NE prime, amenities of‘ the tarni- er’s dwife. is” keeping gthe" parlor if and living‘room furniture in or- der. These . roomsfin,‘ most‘fair'm “houses show. a_1qt‘_‘ofj turn'ltiurefl To": ' several decades: ,ago which hasheen “handed down tram- prevlhnsjgene’ra- i tions. -- 1A great-many .-_of'these artiél'e's are in a :bad state "of repair 7and‘ if fixed at‘ this'tim‘e,"‘w'ould be able" to render many more years of service. Chief among‘the articles needing some attention are upholstered'loung- es, chairs and settees which, uphol- stered many years ago 'ineither clbth orlea'ther, have n’Owi‘become"worn ‘and torn and faded and detract' a great deal ‘fron'i‘ the appearance " of the room” The upholstering of these articles of furniture is not such" a difficult task and’can be accomplish- .ed by the‘ farmer and his their spare moments. I A good leather substitute, which wife in .on account'of its great durability, beauty andeconomy isp'roving to~ be a leading material'LfOr re-uplmlster- jlng: work, ,somegginip‘, for, binding ‘the H, gr a, H3. 1,, edgesgandIsomepgupholstereris tacks And.peanutslzdtllgmewlashame. .» .-»i“-°9!¥1P1fi‘¢=the'Qfifiwiik’mflefisa”; 13“" ‘ " :news-csiyerinspmx-s‘b‘ .stxstghed ‘_‘over j 39de u in * mace; th‘é} old] ' Haiti’s stand away from.~ um Edges and the"?l 'u. Bent-133 8‘ Yeti . neat. <§ppearance. =4 ; Leather substitutes are quite. make; . era.t.9...in;¢9§taendi sixes! bo‘thfl leather and cloth " I " sir} " i f" _. .01. m w 93in ' r ‘1 *6. mp; is * 3 pref ’ .Z|‘ ' if The < surpliis; inat§rial_ is g-hgn gait {s1 : 7v" ' -/ ' did before. ,by'Writin‘g to manufacturers for book- lets. :A-One such booklet ‘recently not- ed fan a dealer’s" "counter Jay-called . “Home. Upholstery." It is "gery' fin: ter‘e‘sting andex'piains in a"”'s"imple‘ ‘ and practical way how_ to repair fur: nit'nr'e upholstery. fizrwo _ ansWEns 'I‘O_ . QUESTION ‘ AUGUST 2181‘ ISSUE _ . ~ Difficult Proposition ‘ w 55A mas-«who has neglected to de- velop 'his seciai nature and has no time-fer culture" or‘ refinement is .one of the‘ most difficult propositions “ to chutend with. v-His finer instincts haverbeen dwarfed and it is his un-, developed “intellect that assumes that he has no‘tlme for culture and refine- in’entxf I cannot imagine't'a-nylwoman "6f refinement being contented—real- lyicou-tented—with a man of this stamp; but she may by beginning at the bottom and trying to raise him to her 'level, stepby» step as ,. (she ' wghld‘s ch_ild,‘;so develop 'his finer instinctsfand find a sortdf ‘content— ment in seeing him‘slole but surely gain:a certain dignity most becom- i‘ng’to a man. When that is attain- - edisee “that he‘ ,miri‘gles With’people of good‘taste by inviting them -to your 'home. Then his social nature Will soon assert itself, as most men ‘easiily acquire thathy mingling with people of culture and refinement. He will soon ascertain how much more pleaSure there is in a social life and ‘be proud of the fact- that he is one of them‘a-nd enjoy life as he never When a wifehas accom- plished this, With afeeling of tran- quillity, she can settle. down to en- joy the remainder other lifevin per- fect contentment" and happiness, see- ing ‘the desire or her heart realized and proud of the fact' that her hus- band is a man;.among.~.men.and of the fact thatishe has. beenthe means -.of accomplishing» it.—-I.-' 0'... :g'Macomb County,u-Michtgan.‘f ' .- ‘ 'iCannot_"BQ..01§an,g'ed f. . , Insfanswerins. these Questions , .I take it for granted‘..that 'the‘ man in the case has..=neg.lec_ted tom fitfihim~ 391! Mr marriages-with . .a... woman. .01 shdficatlpp; monument ., and, - onlturg. not beseusagetoasx ‘lack otpnportun- :ity,_~,b.nt from of. inclination; finch-4196:1118: the tens . how can. a .-:W0.‘. mambeécontentad; infiuch a .cpmpan- ionship,’ “and how can, , she change his habits? . ' 'The‘ second‘ question , shQuld,.be answered first; __ ; _,_ V . .ffIn‘ these days. When it is possible to: Téie‘fy'iiian'tdifsefichre'an education; and ._.by,_-,rneans -r.o-f_f:hooks [or-"the use bis-flan, automobile, to choose'the‘best. in friendships; if‘_ a , man “of ~mature ‘a'g-e’,naf ;_notg_done"so, the probability thatihdgdoesfinot c'are t_o'_do it; be- causéf'of this self—satisfaction, any h‘dfifintrniasryingf.-him need ,not, ex— pect. to change his ways. “t. What he wows-hot do before 'marriage ’he Willnotxdo- after; she cannot expect from him moral effort to improve himself, .when‘, the oppositeis his “fix: édi-“fimt v . . . "31., hens refinedvfand educated wo-. main ‘n’iE-‘rriea a manL who‘ ha§.3-négiéct4 . ectoineyeiop hi-ni‘self- sociain or has 3' becaus Which? tinigjfgr £‘opiture .and' refinement, 5,1197 Haifghdséri. a: 1113159 by more in— stinct1“"(‘sex lifn‘puis‘e) ,. 'the lower , or physigal; forminglove, fantd not-at all- ,o .jthe higheryform .o.fy‘._love; jwitreféggwniio ‘ure “shall: last. ' . heme are: "one? alienating» 91-; pect enlisting :happinés‘s 0r? contentf vigilant-snowmen of marriage}? if she stamens-s .icontentm'ent‘it must?» come ._.t1mg_u‘ ~h~' interests." apart -_from .~ the _ man-s a has .mistake‘nly chosen. ‘ “Tiler mistake? andwitvis- a common-- error anioiigfuntaiig'ht' . young. woé- momma; far-“reachingmahd,” tragic, ,Thei‘e" is,noiovsxéghogneoo'gor her“ to'all‘ewmim $9.11!?! '11-... -. ' - lessshegbe ‘ weak. in c aracter. sown: . . _ .... .: ..~‘ - . 41: shone: . ,Apsical' rations let in; express her. higher "womanly nature .Vv‘ v.r-~r-v _ ,~':r "‘ .M. ‘F. 7., Ypsilanti, Mich. ' . ,r _.-.... ‘,._- . .. . q. , . ., :9 .. workmay nev low her highest levels. _ . For such'contentment t'he drudg- ery of housework, however well it be performed-,is insufficient. Seeing her daughters-and sons grow up will lessen rather than increase her hap- piness; there will come a time when she will be left alone with the man whom she has._m._arried.~ - Qf necessity, then, she must be eflicient in her home making, but this she~carbetter accomplish wh 11 her thoughts may travel in‘ he heights, centered upon work that de- mands, the highest expression of her personality, untrammeled by the sur— roundings, and when, through sor- rowand heartaches perhaps, but with unswerving purpose - and indomitable will she has achieved the psychic freedom ‘Whioh spells Contentment—é les that would tend to-drag her be- ‘ “uniniti‘sonmmtnn' 4 ~ (Continued from page 10) “You found old SirHenry’s treas- ure after a;ll,”_Francis congratulated.- “No,”~ Henry shook his head. “It. is_ apartpf the old Maya treasure— abqut .9119. third -9! it- - We’ve got other third down'with Enrico Solano and,,the last-third is safe right here in theJewelers’ and Traders’ NatiOnai .Bankaa-y -I've“ got .news for you when you’re” ready’to listen." f‘Torres is;d_ead," Henry told him. “Hurrah i" was Francis’ way of receiving, it. v - ' “Died like a rat in a trap. I "saw I, “amine, but in the writing she has as on on, n “g "freed her woman's sbul mom shack- : . . . pholstfii‘iss‘:vot~difiémnt. art- " icle's of; furniturep may {he W obtained g her. ' _ “No, .».'I_‘or,r.es .. shot ..her. deliberately .' shot I was beside her when she fell. Now hold on, I’ve get other news. Leoncia’s right there in that ,.-other office, and 2339’s,. waiting for. on to come to here—can’t you waikuntii I’ve got 'more'news' I’m through? that will give {01.1 the right steer be- fore you go into her. Why, hell's bells, if I were a certain Ch-inaman that Ivknow, I’d make youlpay me a million dollars for all the informa- tion I’m giving you for nothing.” “Shoot—“7what is it?" Francis de- manded impatiently. “Goodgnews, of course, unadulter- ated good news. Best news you ever heard of. knock my block off—for the good news is that I’ve got a sister." “What of it?" was Francis' brus- que response. “I always knew you had sisters in England." . r - ‘.‘But you don't get- me," . Henry dragged on. “This is a perfectly brand new sister,‘ all grown up, and. the most beautiful woman you ever laid eyes on." , .“And,what of it?" growed Fran- cis. “That may be good news :fo'r you. but- I don't see how. it affects me," . , z. “Ah, now we’re coming to it,” Henry grinned.- ~.“You're going to marry her. I give you my full per- -- mission—" V. “Not'if she wereten times your sister, nor if she were ten times as beautiful," Francis brokein. ,“The woman doesn't exist I’d marry." “Just the same, Francis boy, you i’iosi-‘rfiiiid 73"." your_ wife, Mrs. yMorg'anZV ' peevis'h. I—now don't‘laugh, or‘ - “I'll bet you a thousand f ,_ ‘V‘Ayv‘ go on , and'fi‘n'ake fit 1: a real :.,be, w.oii’t'= you-2? ’Hoo‘ry.,,.arawied;._,' ,~' . “Airy amount;‘you~-,want." _ “Done, then,’ for a thousandiand’ fifty dollars—Now go right, into‘ the; a . office there ‘ and take'aulofok at her." “She’s jwith LelohCiai‘fiffl ' “Nope, "she’s by benefit: “I thought you'said 'Leoncia was ‘ in there.” “So I did, so I‘Vdi'd. ' 1And so Leon- cia is in there. And she isn't with another soul, and she’s waiting to .talk with you." By this time Francis was growing “What are you stringing _me for?” he demanded. “I can't make head nor tale of your fogolery, One mo- ment it's your brand new sister ‘in there, and the next moment it’s your wife.f'_ " ,, 7 I. ‘ , f‘.Who said I ever had a wife?" Henry came back. ' “I give up,'.' he cried. “I’m going on in and see Leoncia. I'll talk with you later on when'you’reback . in'your right mind"; V H ,. I .A He started for the door but was stopped by Henry. I ‘ ~ . ‘ f‘Just'a'second more, Francis, and I'm done," he said'.’ “I want to give you ’that steer. I am not married. There is only one‘wo'man waiting for you in there. That one woman is my - sister. Also is she Leoncia." ' It required a dazed half minute for Francis to get it clearly into his head. Again, and in arush, he-was' starfing for the door, when Henry stopped him. ' _ “Do I win?" queried Henry. ‘ But Francis shook him off, dash- _ ed through the door, and slammed mg 1511635 BtiCking out. It wasn’t are going to marry this one. I know pretty. And the Jefe’s dead. 'And it. I feel.it in my bones. I’ d bet it after him- and s01’mb0d)’ else is dead-——-” on it." The End THE emu, or ounu-rv . Look for the » ROWENA‘ trade-mark on thesack 7' ity. LILY WHITE “ deteriorate. ' - actually washed, . so ., that I ’ kernels’of wheat. . xi V And we use. Only the. best part———th_c. hear ' ' LILY WHITE FLOUR. Our Reputation, As I Millers is Behind _ f‘The lent the Best Coo-ks, Use” ,We have built up~ a solid patronage among'the home baking]; " ' women of Michigan by the quality of our‘ flour. . always guaranteed it to give perfect satisfaction, and will .- :y 1 u continue to 'do so as long as we are in business. ",Our'reputa- ” ‘ ' \ tion and our .biisinessis feunded solely upOn’ that rock of Qual- . never has and never Will'be allowed to . It is a, flour containing the choicest selection of soft and hard wheat grown in “America. The soft Wheat improves the flavor and color. It insures the baking of a good looking loaf of bread. I ,The flour is correctly balanced to make as good bread as it does V " biscuitsandpastry. There isjust enough hard wheat in LILY I, ' WHITE to make it the ideal all-around flour. a v ‘ ‘ Afterbeing cleaned four times it is Scoured three times, then every bit of dirt is removed from the " our milling processes are accurate, .sciéetiflc, mpderil- ‘ .- . , , ..WHITE is of unmatchable color. and tenture and has ~_p'erfecti f g . l. ~ , .- ,_ ‘ uniformity of granulations Bread, rolls and biscuits baked from i f t r - .I l ' it, are flavory,‘ tender, and delicious. ' ’ ' and fine that it melts in. the mouth. _ . v Give the- family a treatby trying-a sack bf LILY WHITE 7 . H "i ‘ "FLOUR. 'It is gnaranteed‘ to 'give satisfaction. ‘ ' V Ask‘for it at your idealerls. ' a . {VALLEYCITY MILLING co, .. GRAND-Ramps. MICHIGAN ‘ for;8ixty.Year-s";, '-.-.f‘ ite . t of. the , grain, for ‘ It makes pastry s‘o‘niky We I have ...... . . i n‘HW‘WWK‘thmW' ‘ m _V1—.,W~l : t.“ :37: is: ' EAR CHILDREN: Well the State . Fair is over and I am going to r _ -‘ tell you about some of the things ‘ r we saw there. 'The first place we went to after we got on the grounds was the live- “,s'tock barns. The first barnswe ‘ came to were where they had the cat- tle and, my, but there were a lot of cattle, ' were all the different kinds that your papas raise; Hol‘steins, Jerseys, Shorthorns, Here- fords, Angus, Galloways and Guern- seys, and they were all so pretty and clean. We saw the men washing some of them with the hose. Some of the cattle did not like their bath _ and they would stamp their feet and shake their heads but they . were tied so they could not get away. _ After we had seen all of the cattle we went to the hog barns. We saw some hogs that weighed 900 pounds—just think 900 pounds. Don’t you wish your papa had some thatbig? They were as tall as some Shetland ponies. There was some of the cutest little pigs, too. After going through sever-a1 barns where there was nothing on exhibit except- ing pigs, we came to a barn where there were only sheep. There were all kinds of sheep, from great big ones with horns on, to little lambs. I like sheep about the best of any farm animals, don’t you? They all look so kind, I think. went into the barns where the horses ' were kept and there we saw horses of nearly all kinds and sizes. There were the great big horses, the kind father used to do the farm work with and then there were driving and rid— _ ing horses, and they were all very ' pretty. I didn’t see any Shetland ponies although I looked for them but I guess there weren’t any. The Detroit policemen had all of their horses there and every afternoon .they drilled with them before the grandstand. My, my! I have taken up so much space to tell you of just a few things that was at the fair that I will have to tell you the rest next week. One of my nieces wishes‘to know how many subscribers she will have to get to earn a flash light. Our circulation man tells me she will have to get two new subscribers to take the paper one year each at a dollar a year. As soon as she sends us the two dollars he will send her a flash—light. my other nieces, and nephews too, like to earn a flash—light? They are a real handy thing to. have. It’s 1 very dangerous to carry matches, and I’ll bet a great many of your mamas and papas will not let you carry them, but if you have a flash- light you can always have a light in any place or any kind of weather. Just Start out and see how easy it is - to get two subscribers for THE Bus- iNEss FARMER. You will earn a flashlight in no time if you try. Goodbye until next week—UNCLE NED. OUR BOYS AND GIRLS Dear Uncle Ned and Brothers Sisters—I believe I can see a little open- ing right here in our merry page for. me to slip through. Yes, sir, I got fiamong you, didn’t I? And new that I am here the very first thing I want to as is, ' Hurrah for the M. B. F., and t on I want next to explain why I am so strong for this paper. Well, I have made so many new and true friends through “The Children’s Hour" that I, also papa and mama think the whole world of M. B, F. I correspond with about sixteen lit- : tle boys and girls. Each week I choose 'one or two names from among the let- ’ters on our page and write to them. It i is the most fun to get so many letters, . and I love them all and I will be very glad to have other boys and girls write to me. I will answer all letters, if it is one or fifty. » I am ‘a little farmer girl 11 years old. , am in the ‘sixth grade. I have a very ice teacher. Her name is Miss Russell, help «mama very much. I can do all s of house work, such as sweeping, w L .-*moping, making beds and wash- ;dishes. I, always help mama do the " ‘ 1,3th love,th cook and bake. I “.3. ' ' :9: sugar, cookies, . ‘- wish was. pea-r enough to ' V_ t»? , ‘." ‘l From there we, Wouldn’t some of‘ and ester- ' ,0! .- ... .'1‘.-‘. - .. ,.. ‘ Saving the Limited ‘ - “ ELL, FELLOWS,” the Honor Guest was speaking, “when I ' saw the bridge go down in the flood at the very minute the track- wa-lker was on it, and saw him go with it, I knew it was up to me. The Limited Mail was due in "half an hour. The river, there, is all of two hundred yards wide and I can't swim a stroke, but I had to "get over the flood. . ' “So I got a. plank, and then push- ed out in the stream a big log that was half in the water. “ As soon as it was afloat, I jumped on it. I knew the river made a sharp turn half a mile down, and I figured that I could just‘manage to get a little sliding motion forward on that log, maybe at the turn I could steer it on to the opposite bank. “But when I got there, there was a nasty log jam at the bend. It was good in a way, because it stopped my log. When I hit that jam I thought I was done for sure. I crawled to shore, somehow, and found I was all (By rancis Rolf-Wheeler) right except that my head was cut a bit, and my ankle was sprained. “Only fifteen. minutes to get up that half mile with a sprained ankle! It hurt a lot. I didn’t mind that so much as the blood from the cuton my head kept on running into my eyes. But I got there, somehow. “I was only just in time, for I could hear the Limited coming, I’d kept my matches dry and I set a light to some old‘papers. It made a mighty~ poor torch, but it blazed just the same, .and I waved itacross the track. The engineer 'saw my sig— nal right away and put on brakes. That train sure did stop in a hurry, and, at that, she. wasn't more than fifty yards from the bridge. That’s all I remember until I found afdoct- or from the train head.” - “Here’s something more to remem- ber it by,” said Pierre, handing him the Honor Medal, “and you’ve served it if any one has.” bandaging my de- course it would probably take him a day or two. I didn’t mean he would eat them all at one time—ha! ha! How many of our; boys and girls like to drive horses? I do like horses so well_ I drove papa’s team all through haying and harvest this summer. Well I believe I have taken up -about all the room there is coming to me this time so I will bid you all goodbye—and I trust to see my letter in our page for this is my third attempt. and if this one is turned down I will be getting dis~ couraged. Please write boys and girls. Yours for the M. B. F., Ethel Fay Sharp, Akron, Mich, R 3, Dear Uncle Ned—I hope to become your faithful niece. I am a. girl ‘13 years old and I am in the 8th grade at school. I live in Detroit and I am visiting my grand parents, Childrens Hour” page in the . which my grandfather takes. I have writ ten to a girl who lives in a small town a- bout 5 miles from here called Jeddo. I go to the Novell Jr. High School. I 'am small for my age and I have dark brown hair and gray eyes. I will close with love to all your nieCes and your- self—«Ella Long, Jeddo, Mich. Dear Uncle Ned—I am a farmer girl 15 years old. I am in the 9th grade. My father takes the M. B. F. and likes it fine. I will describe myself, I have ON THE FARM CUT- OUT BY WALTER WELLMAN ‘ ' sated m...th9 some I . 'Bob’by isspe'nding his vacation on a farm" and is very much interi ~ " out what he is ,,:".r..:xtae:¥nfiekirie¢w . . . . .. 1... . ‘ Rosebush. Mich. I have been reading “The . F moisture. am rent. ‘ am a fraud. calling? (Cut out ‘ l: ~ l... ‘blue eyes, light brown hair, 5 1-2 feet tall and weigh 100 pounds. I have 1 Sister, 2 brothers and one brother dead. The names and ages are, Lillian 9, Glenn 11, Ollie 7. Earl 13. I would like to have Uncle Ned tell me how I can get a pair of roller skates, I am going to get sub- scribers for the M. B. F. I am sending yo__u a. picture of a dressed up pig. I Will close wishing the M, B. F. good luck. Pearl Lodholtz. R 3. Dear Uncle Ned—I am 12 years old and in the 9th grade. I have 3 sisters and 4 brothers. We have 8 horses and 11 cows. For pets we have 3 cats. We have 22 little ducks. Will you please tell me how many subscriptions I must have for I. camera and a. wrist-watch. We have a Ford car. My father takes the M. B. F. and likes it very much. As my letter is getting long I will close. Hoping to see my- letter in print. —rAgnes W lttenburg. .C‘onklin, M ichigau. Dear Uncle Ned—I have never written to you before and I am going to write ‘to you for I see so many letters in the M. B, F: My father takes the M. B. F‘. 'I havetwo brothers, Tommy and Jack, and one sister, Velma. We have 5 horses and 1 pony. In the winter time we drive the ponyto school which is a mile and a half away. School-will start Sept. .6th. I am 12 years old and in the 7th grade. We live on a farm’of‘ 86 acres. For pets I have a. pony and 4 kitttns, I hope my letter will not be thrown into the waste basket. —- Anna Storey Dear Uncle Ned—I am a girl eleven years old, This is the second time that I have written, I did not see my first letter in print so I thought that I would write again. My father takes the M. B. F. and likes it very mueh. For pets I have a cat and his name is Tommy, We have 5 calves and 4 cows, I have three brothers and two sisters. I will close with a riddle. Why is a crooked nail like a balky horses? Ans: Because a wo- man can drive neglizer one—Alma Irish, THE JUNIOR COOK Cheese Toast Grate the 'odds and ends of cheese that may be left on hand, until there is one-half cupful. If there is no old cheese, cut fresh cheese into very fine pieces—fresh cheese _will not gate so well. Toast and butter six pieces of bread. With a spoon sprinkle the cheese over the toast, dividing it so that each piece gets its fair share. Put toasit into a warm over until cheese is melted, which should take about five minutes. Serve at once while very hot. This toast, served with a dish of' fruit and a glass of milk or of choco- late milk, makes a ’perfectlsummer breakfast. Our Puzzle Corner ENIGMA ACROSTIC (The first letter of a certain word to be found in each line spells the whole.) If my first ybu would sever My whole you’d hardly guess, if ever; Attempt to guess might turn you pale; Continue till you end the tale. "I‘wis be the simplest thing on earth-— V So simple you will laugh with mirth; But think my busy little bees And you will find my whole with 6339; ’ The - shortening of the sun's bright rays Will bring my whole with autum days. . ' DOUBLE-BEADED GRAIN I am a grain, change my head I am socially agreeable. I am a grain, change my head I am' I am a grain, (mange my head I_ I am a grain, change my head I ,I .am, a grain, change my head I ~. secured ' was West, 'market has as yet ‘ . new 3‘ I now the finest home-grown peaches from Michigan and Catawba Island, Ohio, cangbe purchased for“ $2 per bushel. Apples, are selling at such ridiculously low, prices that it is al- most impossible to arrange a reli- able list of quotions. -’A month ago, apples from the Northwest were wholesaling in Detroit for $2.35 per ,bushel, the selling. price represent- ing $1 per bushel test where the fruit was grown and $1.35 freight rate; now the best grade of Michigan apples are to be had tor $1.25 per bushel in a wholesale way and ‘some very fair fruit is selling. for $1. In Detroit, the fresh vegetable list is practically demoralized, buyers holding off because of lack of de- mand'and the immediate prospect of an over-supply in all lines. Tnn Bos- mnss Fumes has received many in- quiries asking for information con- cerning an adequate outlet for 'car- lots of cabbage, carrots, rutabagas and other standard garden products in large quantities. The”only answer to these queries is to say that no developed for these ' products, except in small Quantities. Wholesale Prices Butter Fresh Creamery, prints . . . . . . ..56c Fresh Creamery, tub . . . . . . . . .55c ‘ Eggs . , - Strictly Fresh . . . . . . . . . . . 1 @ch Storage Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . 53 @ 54c Live Poultry Broilers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 @ 36c ' Leghorn Broilers . . . . . . . . .30@ 32c Fat Hens . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..37@380 Medium Hens . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 @ 35c Small Hens. . . . . . . . .. . . . .32@33c Roosters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20@ 22c Geese - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 @ '20c Ducks ...“ . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..36@38c Turkeys .... . . . . . . . . . . ..40@450 Provisions Family Pork, per bbl. ... . .342@45 Clear Back, per bbl. '.. . .'.$33@37 Briskets . . . . . . . . . . ..19@21c Hams . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . ..‘.34@37c Picnic Hams . . . . . . . . . . . .21 @ 22c Shoulders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23c Bacon . . . . . . . . . . . .......28@37c Lard . . . . . . ..19@21c - Dressed Hogs - Under 150 pounds . . . . . . .20@21c Over 150 pounds . . . . . . . . .19@20c Dressed Calves Fancy County Dressed .25@26c Common to Choice .. '. . . . .22@23c Feed By the ten to jobbers in 100-1b. sacks: Bran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51 Cracked Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . $63@65 Standard Middlings . . . . . . . . . .$58 Fine Middlings . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$62 Coarse Corn Meal . . . . . . . .$61@62 Corn and Oats Chop . . . . . . . . . .$55 Hides No. 1 Cured Calf . . . . . . . . . ..220 No. 1- Green Calf . . . . . . . . . . ..200 No. 1 Cured Kip . . . . . . . . . . ..18c No. 1 Green Kip . . . . . . . . . . ..16c No. 1 Cured Bulls . . . . . . . . ..13c No. 1 Green Bulls ‘. . . . . . . . . ..10c No. 1 Green Hides . . . . . . . . ..13c No. 1 Cured Hides . . . . . . . . . . . .15c No. 1 Horsehides . . . . . . . . . . ..$6 No. 2 Horsehides . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$5 WOOL MARKET The wool market begins to show some signs of returning activity but very little actual buying has as yet developed. The most encouraging development, to the weary owner of wool, is the resumption of operations by the American Woolen Company in its light goods department. The woOl-buying contingent is taking more interest in the general situa- tionby quietly nosing around, in the effort to locate holdings which can be dislodged at prices that have rul- ed during the last 60 days. A few scattering sales, of small lots, have been reported with an extreme upper limit of 50 cents per pound. The prices that i are . now being ,mad'e, for spring «woolen goods are lower than? they have been-for many the, an; _ vagina-"and the; cost, lhid down, "was $5 per bushel; for many moons. for featuring is robbed of some of its encouraging ' significance, to the wool grower, by the fact that near- ly 'all mills seem to have a stock of wool on hand which will last them Meanwhile the managers of the farmers’ wool pool and the Boston gang of experienced market manipulators will continue to jockey for position until the sup— ply of wool, at present in the hands of manufacturers, is exhausted, ‘and not until then, can we look for the development of a list of market'vai- use that will'mean something to the reader of markets. HARVESTING SOY BEANS The time to harvest soy beans depends greatly upon conditions. If it is real dry and hot days the beans can be harvested at a much greener state than if wet and showery. Also if the beans are wanted for hay they must be out quite a little before they would do to cut for seed. The prop- er time to cut for hay is when the stock is mature and the lower leav- es have begun to turn yellow yet not any have fallen. You will find at this stage the beans are not fully de- veloped but the stock is still green and live stock will clean up every bit of it, while if you leave it longer the leaves will begin to fall and the soy bean stock will get “woody” and the stock do not like it and will leave some in mangers. To harvest for hay. a nice way is to use the bean puller and side delivery rake. raking about eight rows together. After they are cured this way a while owing to weather conditions, they should be shocked same as alfalfa and allowed to cure a week or so when they can be hauled in and eith- er put in mow or stacked. Accord- ing to official statements this kind of hay ranks higher in feeding value than alfalfa hay. ‘If I am not mis- taken forty per cent of protein is in leaves and 60 percent in the beans of the soy bean plant. If the beans are wanted for seed it is just a question if everything will be eractly right at the same time. Trusting that they are or will be the following method with vari- ance according to each personal con— dition may prove helpful. The beans, conditions being favor- able, are ready to cut for Seed when .the leaves have, turned yellow and about half fallen. Could save more feed by harvesting sooner but beans are in such a green stage that unless everything worked right the beans would must or mould and not be 11L for seed. There is not much danger - ' . saropiprmds’m r8? revival in manna ,. .will do the .thresh. and if well shocked will turn water nicely. The time and conditions of weath- er determines how quickly the beans One' can leave them in shocks and it dry fall can hull from field, if not could be put in barn or stacked and after thor- oughly cured could hull out. Care should be taken not to pile the hull- ed beans up in too deep a pile as they might heat and spoil germina- tion. I The hulls should be either blown in the barn for feed and bedding or should be stacked well and hauled in or let stock run around in winter. In fall of 1918 I hul—led the beans on October 18, and did not feed a bite of any other roughness till the first of February and stock looked good. Have ten acres of beans this year. They are a little slow about ripen- ing up but think'by the first of Oc- tober they will do to cut for seed. The Ito Sans were put out June 15 and June 23 which was later than chithsrh taking wet unless awfully . Swat faunas they. are stiff - straw'ed ~ should have been. I want_'to ' , the field towheat and by raking them i r and then sowing up to them andfus- ‘ ing rake to turn beans on sowed: ground I can sow wheat before I hull beans—G. P. Phillips. ' FARMERS TAKE ACTION “We, the undersigned citizens of Summerfield and vicinity, will com- ply with the rules adopted by the De— partment of Agriculture in eradicat- ing the scrub sire. We have no coun- ty agent and had to take this matter up ourselves.” With the foregoing explanation, 14 livestock owners in . an Ohio community signed a. letter applying to the U. S. Department of Agriculture for enrollment in the better—sires campaign. The breeder who transmitted the communication raises purebred Delaine sheep as a prominent part-of his livestock op- erations. Here is the $3.00. Your paper is' a panacea. When I get- home it drives away the blues and makes life worth living so as to at last to enjoy a farm- ers life.——L. 0., Elsie, Michigan. HAVE YOU ENTE 'ED M. B. F.’S SECOND GOLD CONTEST? 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HUNTING Can an owner hunt ’o‘iiékhisi-iownland withouti'c'a license?——T. "B: Grand Tra- verse County. . . 1919, provides: “It shall be unlaw- ful for any person to hunt for, kill pursue of take in anymannervany of the wild' animals, or wild birds found in this state, except deer and beaver. which are taken under their own license, without having first se- cured a license to doso in accord- ance .with the provisions of this act: Provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to residents of this state and their .minor child- ren when hunting upon their own .l-ands upon which they are regular- ly domiciled, which has not been posted by the State Game, Fish and Forest Fire Commissioner as game refuge against hunting. This would allow hunting. without liCense on one’s own land, but only during the open season for such game or bird. It does not allow hunting out of sea— son.—-W. E. Brown. legal editor. AU’I‘OS KILL CHICKENS I have Chickens killed by automobiles nearly every day. Some of the drivers speed by and are very sassy. What can I do?—R. P... Maple City. Mich. As automobiles may lawfully use the highway and in the exercise of due care and caution I would be of the opinion that they would not be liable for killing a fowl that run into the car by reason of being fright- ened by the car. However, if from speed not allowed by law and with- out exercise of due caution to avoid killing them I would think he would be liable for the dam-age in‘killing them. While you have the right to use your side of the highway for your animals and f~owls while in your im- mediate charge, yet the right to use the highway for that purpose is sub- ject to the first right of travel there- on.~W. E. Brown. legal editor. DAMAGED GOODS If one had got credit from the Perry G. Mason Co. and they sent the goods and on arriving some were broken and others were missing and got the station agent to sign the freight bill, crates damaged goods and sent the company all ‘the money 'for the good-‘1‘ that were not broken or lost and also the freight bill after it was signed by the agent, can they collect any- more.» -They guaranteed the goods to arrive safe. Trusting I may see the answer in this next weeks paper. — A. C_ Port, Hope. Michigan. If they guaranteed the safe ar- rival of the goods they can collect only for such as arrived safely. _It would be their claim against the car- rier; but, if there was not a guar- antee of the safe arrival of the goods and the goods were shipped accord- ing to your direction then a delivery to the carrier was a delivery to .you and you would be liable for the full price of the goods. You would have to look to the carrier for the damage, if they were liable—W. E. Brown, legal editor. ROAD BUILDING They are putting a. state reward road in front of my house. and they plowed my cellar drain shut because it was one foot deeper than their grade called for the road is being built by the day under the Highway Commission. I spoke to the Highway Commissioner and he said that the Count Commissioner said he didn't care. T ey might just as well put the ground the other way and left my drain ope . Has he got a. right to closii my dra n or not. I would like to hear what you think about it and what I can do 'to get it opened up again—J. W. Fowler. Michigan. ‘ * Iam of the opinion that the high- ,way commissioner in building a road has the right to construct it accord-, ing to the specifications even though it may interfere with your private, convenience. The question of wheth— er he might do his work in another way is one of discretion on his part ‘ and so far as I know will not be_in-. terfered with by the courts.——W. E. Brown, legal editor. ‘ 1 s . RELATIONSBI? . ' . IfA’s mother. and B’s" ‘ 4' andmother‘ are sisters, what, relation WI] 3’: dau h-,. ter's children be to A's children? on m. and-.mman Mt. has right to" take all householdm l a , wig] out consent, whether they got it mimehrma Department for. farmers my day t .thls dopartment._We.nro here to serve you. All inquiries must v sec. 1 of Act 318, Public Acts of ‘1 Names. Promptpmerui intention .given wedding presents or not? If she buys goo s and he pays for- same can she say, “I paid for it, it is. mine," then wait for a chance and get goods when he is gone?—-Worried, Rhodes, Mich. By the method of rcomputation usedin this state they are related within the 8th degree of consangun— ity, very’gii’stant'cousins. ’When hus- band and wife part neither has the right to the exclusive possession of the household goods. The wife~only has control of her individual proper- ty but not suchas she“ has bought with moneyfurnished by the hus- band—W. E. Brown, legal editor. COLLECTING FOR PAPER Some time ago I subscribed for a weekly newspaper for six months and paid in advance. After the time had ex- pired thepaper kept on coming. Now they have written to me saying that I owe them for the paper, Can they col- lect for same?—A Subscriber, Newaygo County. ' If you only subscribe-d for six months and paid for the time the publisher should have stopped send- ing at the end ‘of the six months: but if your subscriptions was for six months “and until notified" you‘ would owe for the time following 'until you notified not't‘o send, They' cannot collect for what you are not legally liable fan—W. E. Brown, legal editor. ‘ MISREPRESENTED I bought a farm last August. I' had the man living on the place put out 10 acres of wheat for me. He was to fur- nish good seed at $2.25 a bushel. I paid him to treat the seed. Instead ofplant- ing g00d seed he planted seed full of smut, He did not even treat it. I har- vested the crop and got 156 bushels of smutty wheat. . I received $1.75 a bu. at the mill for it,. They were paying $2.20 for good wheat,. Let me know through the columns of the Michigan Business Farmer if I can make him pay my loss?—J, E,., Evart, Mich. He would be liable for the 'darmw age caused you from the statement of facts given, if you can convince a court and jury Of them.—-W. .E. Brown, legal editor. . . WEED SEED Please inform me how to stop my. neighbor sowing wild seed on my farm, such as wild coffee, wild mustard, dead- ly night shade and white cookie and pig» weed. He has three children which sow these. weeds and, they are under age.—' G. M., Charlevoix County. If the facts related can be estab- li bed I would be of the opinion that t e guilty person could be arrested; and injunction might be issued to restrain further damage of like kind. -——W. E. Brown, legal editor. DIVISION OF LINE FENCE Two farmers cannot agree on which end of their line fence to build, Can you tell me' if ‘there is any law or special starting point, when they both have two fronts or one front end a side on the road?-—-R. S. G., Onaway, Mich. There is no law designating where they shall start the division of a line fence. The fence viewers shall de- termine where each party shall build if they can not agree between them. -—W. E. Brown, legal editor. SHARE OF STRAW A rent farm from B for one year and puts in crop of wheat the fall of that car on shares. At end of year B sells and to C with B's half of wheat going with farm, A is to come back and harvest wheat: Can A remove or sell any part of straw if nothing was said about straw in the writings when B sells farm to C. C, Eaton, County. _— A is entitled to the same share , of the straw from the crop that he was to have of the grain and may sell or remove it from the farm.—-W. E. Brown, legal editor. SHARE 01“ HAY CROP I cut the hay crop for one of my neighbors for half.-— I am going to leave the second cutting, of alfalfa. for seed, I to pay ,thresh bill and all other expenses connected with it. What share of «the seed am I entitled fol—G, N. P., Wil- liamsburg, Mich, Froprthe brief statement of’facts it appears. youngreed to do all the \ work . and Wynn expenses for one half. If that is what you”, intend to say you. so agreed you would be en- titled, to one half of hay and seed and E. Brogan, legal editor. ‘ V so. au' complaining“ ' u‘csu rho accompanied by full name and ad’ cross. ‘ Maine not u‘ao'd if requested.) ' .LINE tor incl-motion audiences”. Being supervisor or ourrtownshin. " i have been asked on» several occasions, for information in‘ regard the obliga- tions of property owners for --the bull. - ing of partition fences between farms adjoinin . - 1 ~ My understanding :in? this matter is that no owner. of -property is obliged.tto build‘a partition fence unless his’propt-A erty’is enclosed with ~fence. ~' ’ -* Will you please inform me on. this-and, if there has eenany cases settledin the Supreme Court, will a you learn; infor me as to that—S. A. D., \an Buren‘ o." ‘ Section 2207, C.‘L. 1915 provides: “The respective occupants of. lands enclosed‘with fences shall keep up and maintain partition fences be- tween their own and the next ad- joining enclosure, in equal shares, so long as both parties continue to im— prove the same: Provided that» the occupants of private ways and the occupants of, next adjoining enclosed lands shall keep up and maintain partition fences between such ways and such next adjoining lands, in equal shares, so long as such ways are used and such lands are improved Very early the supreme court of Michigan, briefly, decided that “This section imposes-obligations upon the respective occupants of adjo"ning lands, and in consequence sections. provision is made for enforcing these obligations; vbutL-until their respect- iveflsh-ares or portions of the fence- are ascertained, either by assignment or according to the provisionspf the , statute, this statute- remains inopera- tive. Unless the partition fence on' the line has been divided by agree- ment or pursuant to the statute,' neither «party. is bound to maintain any part of. it. The duty of any person to keep up any portion of a partition fence is created by statute in favor and for _ the protection of the adjoining pro- prietor. Before the duty can be— come fixed so as to require him to keep' in repair any particular portion of such partition fence, it must ap- pear, flrst, that the adjoining propri- etor imprOVes his land; second, that either by" consent or by action of the- fence vieWers a portion of the parti- tion fence "between them has been as—' signed to‘ him' to keep in. repair.- At common law‘tobuild or main— tain a fence for the convenience or an adjoining. aronfietqr. .exiisttedu This statute being in deregation of the common law,=must be strictly construed. The unifOrm construction of such statutes has been to limit their application to enclosed lands. This does not mean that all the fences must be up for the supreme. court, in another case, upheld the, circuit judge in deciding as follows: "that these pieces o-f‘land were used‘ as farms, and had been for years; that there was a. fence starti’ g at the ' point E on the map-that ‘ as been introduced in Levidence, running thence east and thence south to D, in the east and west highway, or the highway that runs in an easterly and westerly direction; that the line fence remained there until, some time in December prior to the calling. of the fence viewers, in whatever condition it was, remained there un- til December; that about eight years ago the road fence around this 20~ and one half acres was taken down;" that the farm of Mr. Henry is en-‘ closed with'line fences on the east to the north road fence, out-he south. and the road fence on the west, ex- , cepting about twenty rods, just north, of thegland owned by this complain-s ant. I think that any fair,construc-‘ tion of the proof in this Case shows, that these were farms, occupied as: such, and were so enclosed, and‘con-‘ tinned so, within the law; until this; application was. made .‘tothe fence- viewers; ‘I think this. 20 1-2~racres was such an enclosure, as comes with- in the. statute thai';.pe!:1i.l_it_s the .call—.-. ' ing of the fence yiew'ers Etc-{divide a; line fence. ,Ithink. the fence view-, are in this case had. jurisdiction; to: act and ,to partition this line fence: “18 ,lupreme court held that 'altho- ‘ ' the .131351: was ~ not-«..whoiiy...sgomw' ' yeti-tail?” in “again .. > “ ~ meaning, of, the:lew..t , maintaining of. 7. W. E. ‘nrowh. l g 5 _ f.\<— /, ../\_. W . . . ’ " shame-“surf co. ~ ACK m 1917 subscriber J. a, B of Presque Isle county, “loan- , ed'f $20 to theSpring Nut Lock Co... of Chicago. In return for his kindness he received a. nicely en- graved-promissory note which prom- ised to 'r‘etnrn‘R’s $20 one year af— ter date with interest .at ‘3‘ per~ cent, payable semi—annually. ’ But the Spring Nut Lock Company did not propose to stop there inshowlng its appreciation of Mr. R's loss. For the, promissory note expressly read, ‘fAndto deliver to the payee, upon cir- ecution of this note twenty-live per cent of the amount of this note in common stock of the company at par as a bonus." .Moreover, the payee was to be given the rare opportunity of having the option “of accepting the amount due upon this note in common stock of the Company at its par value, (one dollar per year). Now the only flaw-in this wonder- fully attractive proposition was that Mr. R. has never been able to'get his $20 back either in cash or stock. On topof that, as it to add insult to injury, the semi-annual interest check of seventy cents which Mr. R. received and duly deposited for col- lection, was” returned to him with the notation, “account closed." Three years have passed. All that time Mr. R. has wisely kept his “in- vestment” locked up in the family skeleton. But encouraged by the success which THE BUSINESS anunn has met in collecting claims for its subscribers he recently turned over to us his treasures; consisting of the N. G. check, the N. G. promissory note and letters from the N. G. Spring Nut Lock Company. But, alas, too late! The chickens had flown the coop. Our representative who vis— ited the former offices of the concern in the Transportation Bldg., was ad- vised thatthe firm had moved some months ago and left no forwarding address. .We are sorry that we cannot help Subscriber R., but Messrs. C. H. Dye, who signed himself’as “treasurer” and G. H. Begeman and C. H. Plum- mer, both'of whom signed themselv- es at varous times as “president,” are out of reach of the law's arm. Subscriber R. has their duly signed and legal note, but we don’t know what good it is it he cannot find the parties, who executed it. Subscriber R. made two mistakes: In the first place he should never loan his mon- ey to total strangers. In the sec- ond place, heshould not havewait- ed three years before looking them up. Chalk it down to profit and loss and forgot it. MONEY SENT FOR RETURNED v GOODS About the middle of last December I sent to Bellas Hess & Co. for a set of furs. I received the shipment but re- turned the mui‘t because it was not satisfactory. They advised that they had received the muff and wished to know whether I wanted my money back or another mutt in exchange. I told them I would take a muff if they would give me one that was satisfactory but if they could not to return my money. I have heard nothing from them since. -—W. F., Foster, Mich.. July 10th. We referred this complaint to Bellas Hess & Company stating that we believed there must have been a misunderstanding. Below is a copy of a letter received by W. F. since we wrote this company: We have received a communication from the Michigan Business Farmer Co. advising that you failed to receive ad;- fi‘miment on -mui‘l returned to us last December. We note that we have been holding the value of same to your credit ($9.95) as we have been unable to locate cor- respondence advising disposition desired made of same. We are sorry.“ you have been incon- venienced by not having received this amountvat an earlier date: but in com- pliancefivith your request, we are en- closing herewith this amount. " Trusting this occurrence will not (lea~ ter you. from, favoring us in the future. we are—Bellas Hesse: 00., July let. MONEY PROMPTLY RETURNED .Sema where {near the leg of April I sent an order to the Chicago Mall. Or- for a, dress oi.‘ which the price I‘ waited nearly three weeks veil a dress altogether dit- t Yd!- tnd moth“ t ' o again retreating my. money, then they wrote an ask catalog number of my order. where t my money order and the number of t. I answored' them the best I could but told them it was getting so late I didn't want the dress, but the money. I have written them four dimer-ant times since that and could not any- t . from. them.-—-Mrs. L. R, ., Sterl- ing, Mich, Aug. 23rd We wrote the Chicago Mail Order . 00., asking them to look this matter up. They answered that they. had done so, and that, while they could not locate record; of this transaction they were sending a check to our subscriber. - On the 7th of September I received a check from the Chicago Mail Order 00., for the full amount ‘I sent them, $4.98,— Mrs. L. R. F,, Sterling, Mich, Sept. 9th. ‘ TIRE I‘NSATISFACTORY Last March I ordered at 32 in. by 3 1-2 in. tire and‘tube from the Home Tire a: Rubber Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan and sent a 'money order for about $17 with the order I received a tire and tube in about 13 days. The tire was guaranteed for 6000 miles and the tube for one year. 1 run the tire and tube about 150-miles with full pressure and it began to rim cut end at last blew out. I wrote to the Company about the tire and tube but have not received any ans- wer yet.--C. L., Cadillac. Mich, This company was advised by us regarding our subscriber's complaint and shortly after we received a letter from C. L. in which he stat- ed that he had just received a let- ter from the Home Tire & Rubber 00. He enClosed a copy of the let~ ter. It read as follows: In regard to the tire and- tube you state went wrong with you. we wish to advise that you return them to us parcel post prepaid for our inspection. and af- ter examining same we will let you know what adjustment we can make you. Trusting this is satisfactory to you, we are—Home Tire & Rubber Com, August 23rd. SHIPPED TO “7R0NG ADDRESS Last fall I ordered several items from Montgomery Ward & (30., Chicago, to be shipcd to my farm at Newaygo. Mich. The goods arrived eventually. except the corn sheller, Upon investigation it was found that the mail order house had the shller shipped to Chicago from the Kenosha. Wis, factory. I notified the company about the error and they then promptly notified the R. R. Co. to reship to Newaygo. But the freight charges were just about double what they should have been. due to the re—shipment. I wrote M. W. & Co. enclosing all papers and taking for an adjustment on the freight charge, but have never heard from them. The additional freight was about $2 and while not a big amount, I feel the concern could at least do 'me the courtesy of.a reply, .which they have failed to do.—M. B., Newaygo, Mich, Aug. 20th. Immediately we took this matter up with this company. We received the following card from our 'sub- scriber a few days ago: I am this day in receipt of check from Montgomery W‘ard & Co. in full settle- ment of freight claim placed with your , collection department. Please accept my thanks for your prompt and efficient ser- vice in this matter and oblige—M. B., Newaygo, Mich, ,Sept. 4 MAGAZINE CO. FINDS MSTAKE Last June I sent for the Pictorial Re- view for one year through the Flint Daily Journal, but they so far have failed to send the Pictorial Review or reply to my letter of two weeks ago ask- ing if they received the subscription. I don’t want any back numbers. I have paid for a. year’s subscription to Pictor- ial Review and I Want it for a. year from date of first issue. I receive the Flint Journal all right—Mrs. A. G. M., Grand Blanc, Mich, Aug. 9th. It would appear from the letter we received from Mrs. M., that she was getting her magazine now. I am in receipt of a card from Reg- inald F. Fennel subscription service, Jackson, Mich, saying they had receiv- ed my subscription and so on. Many thanks to Michigan Business Farmer.— Mrs. A. ‘G. M., Grand Blanc, Michigan, Aug. 27th. .PART OF ORDER RECEIVED I sent an order the 15th of April for shoes, hose. waist and undervest. I re- ceived the shoes and hose 8. week after I sent. the order and the other I haven't received yet. I have written to them several times. The order amounted to 811.60 and they keep telling me if I didn't receive goods. to write again, but they don"t answer any more. The . they did not send‘amounts to 84.97. The order was sent to Phlllpsborn's,—Misg A. 8.. Hillman, Mich. Aug. 12th Upon receipt of a letter from us _e_xpla'ini_ng this complaint. Phiiips» » here's gave it prompt attention and refunded our reader's money- We have tonnd this. company to be very — prompt to. makeadjnstments. = f , for it.” ester- 7 MW “1 i j. l reset ., m.“ ketmltlills third can save one , possible feelleverythhdogg Molina 5; “else ed me to send theta the Miltolinshuebsseoii a ' acid ' e—Distribatedb Schwartz Bros, Saginaw, Mich. Prove at namesaacardwillde. “W, 89nd mono order. or check. to user-our and ll gnu-Intact! 00 Elk. gamed andwewill shi immediately. 'tmmm( ‘ Oubooklfiiqzfiowmflusfle eaerolr-to “ M Market" lbs sent free on ream-rm a. , dark places. FRANCO * ELECTRIC FLASH LIGHTS FREE! Two New One Year Subscribers at $1 Each Model A You need one of these hand lights to see your way around in The batteries will last for several nth“s “‘ld can tliCIl be renewed at small expense with new mm" “m‘ M“ ‘M hought FREE FOR NEW SUBSCRIBERS! For a limited time we will give away either of those two popular models for new sub- scriptions to this weekly. MODEL A: Ts Hm style, just fits the hand and throws a WWW" ‘ "AL “rnhmr, B: is the nickel plated hand or pocket size made flat to be convenient to carry in the m“ket. WE OFFER EITHER STYLE, free and post-pnirl to any person anywhere in the United States for popular tubular- Send the Two Dollars in check, money or- der or registered letter, write your own name and the names and addresses of your sub— scribers plainly and address your Premium Manager letter to THE MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER Mt. Clemens, Michigan FIELDMAN SERVICE Any breeder who expects to hold a sale this season of any variety of pure-bred live stock, may secure the services of a Michigan Business Farmer fieldman who is prepared to visit their herds with a View to writing them up and rendering any help that a fieldman can to make the sale a success. ' ‘ 1F YOU PLANNING ON A SALE 3 letter addressed-ta Felix Witt, care of "Michigan usiness Farmer; Mt. Olemens, will receive f'.’ j \ 3.“ gap be. ’ ~19 ' -V I. (a, " ~», .~ . .r‘ 'd are hen-Weird PER Issac. aim: or lei...“ m ‘- r 1 F ' when gamed. count afono‘ word-non lnitlll' andrdeh group ‘of ind Irv-address: copy imust be) In em ha‘nde Saturday forlqu dated ~ Farmer. Adi."Dgit...»Mt£ Clemons. Mien. I ' - ’_ i , r. Muffin ‘ both ‘in following . _ WISH TO BUY 10 T0 .0 ACRES UNIM- proved or partly‘cleared; hke. living spring—or running strenm;. Western Michigan. ‘ . P YOUNG. 5506 Rice Street, Chicago. ;_Illinois. 4o mu: 3 1£°m"nSZ‘“T’ftéfi.m.°“ “as is: . r " > cos 0 n: 1: sugar 11 no“ “we” ' poultry’ 80 acres cleared. Good..house with cellar and aso-uch: FARM wrrn horses, crops and 3 hogs, fodder to winter stock, machinery, wagons, tools; Big New 'lllustrated Catalog, firm , r pins 33 ’\ FOR slits—amen it] T8 suit. ' “can: 2-. ‘ldinr JOHN} : KRAUTH- murmurs-Mme» FDR suns—o" '45- ~12 'H. P.“~ onnucs ’ steam engine in good running order, at a bar- gain price, Address JOHN SKINNER. Green— ville, Mich, R 3. 100 ACRES EXCELLENT. FARM, $12,500.- Mustssell, sickness andold age. Write GEORGE BAKER, Shepherd, Mich, R1, Box 72. '. MARRIED MAN WANTED FOR FARM work. A geod opportunity for the man that 15 industrious and conscientious. For particulars write to BROOKWATER FARM, Ann Mich, J. B. Andrews, Mgr. -' FOR'-8ALE—159 ACRES BAND LOAM cLAY‘ subsoil. house, barn. other improvements, timber. CLARE-ERNST, Prescott. Route 2, Mich. ‘ WE WANT A LIVE HONEST MAN TO-REP- resent us in each farm district. You furnish the listings. We furnish the buyers. If you under— stand land and would like to connect with a live firm agency, write our George H. Green, Manager Farm Department, at. once. This only takes up . part of your time and will bring good returns for MUST BE SOLD AT ‘ONOE, FIRST cLAss time invested. CITY AND COUNTRY REALTY farm 122 acres. Good buildings, 40 .rods to 00., 24 McGraw Bldg, Detroit. Licensed Brok- school. 8 miles from Lansing, Mich. Owner, ers and Members of the Detroit Real Estate Brok- 8- “’v HEMPY. R 7. . ‘ . ers’ Ass’ii. .. -- v \ ,v FARM FOR SALE—108V, ACRES, BEST OF’ 15nd,. brook through pasture, fine barns, 14eroom house. oak finish .electric lights, steam beet, com- plete bath. 1-4 mile from high school. fine loca- tion. Box 44, Route 1; MetamorayMich; Is voun FARM ron SALE Write out a plain description and figure 5c for each word, initial or gmup of figures. Send'it in'i‘t: one, two or three times. There's no cheaper or better way of selling a farm in Michigan and _you deal direct with the buyer. Nb agents or commissions. If you want to sell or’ trade your farm, send in your ad. today. Don’t just talk! about it. . our Business Farmers‘ Exchange gets results. Address The Michi- gan Business Farmer, Adv. Dept, Mt. Clemens, Mich. w A New Book on i I Sheep Husban The following are a few of the subjects this ’book handles anif‘fihichjyou maywa‘nt to know more about: ‘ ”‘ ‘~"j‘1-Iistory of sh'eep'and why important, to know. ...;. .Different breeds and kii’ids to buy. I U , ' .How to Ibreedafor market: requirements and when. ; ‘ Care of pregnant-ewe and how to feed. Docking, castratin’g and caring for young lamb. _ Advantages of early marketing and how to feed. Progressive system for the summer flock. . , , v Howto buy and feed western sheep and lambs. . How to producemore economical sheep feeds.“ ' How to grade and tell when sheep are fat. v How. to' feed in field and dry lot or barn. The, book, has memo. illustrations,”is printed ‘on fine ' enamel paper and hasa handsome durable binding. Sent Postage Prepaid on Receipt. of $1.00 meniGaN BUSINESS FARMER Mt. Clemens, Mich. - 'v -«- 1.1. :- - hit-era; was. ‘ t Will You introduce a Friend or "Neighbor? I ‘IiERE’S "AN INTRODUCTORY COUPON—eTear itout and "hand it rto a friend. or: neighbor 'who, is not a subscriber.“ It is worth just .250 to him, because we Iwi’lfllsend The'Business Farmer. gon'trialgto Many new name. for six months, for this coupon’ and a quarter'(25c) in coin or stamps. ; ‘ fl!llHmmHm”HHIfl“mHlHm“HIHHIHmil"lllillflllllfllllll“llHllHill"HlfllllmlmlflfllflHim"Hillflllllflmlllllllllllllflé‘g 2 This Coupon is werth twenty-five cents to any'NENW» subscriber introduced by an old subscriber... .. The Michigan Business Farmer, Mt. Clemens, Mich. ' " “ Friends: . ' ' I want. to introduce a NEW subscriber and‘for a quarter (25c) enclosed incoin or stamps you are to send ourxweekly every week for six months. p ‘ ‘ '_ I Hlllllll To . I . . .o........,, ...'.'..'I......cod-cocoons.-.dome'eeseuon'oh-helg .,- Address . . . . . .' .' . . '. . - . . . . .‘ . I _. .“L . .‘.‘"Z'.'. 5.“: a Introduced by your reader: - ‘. v- AI unoun-noose.e4..o'ooeceeeeooooeoeooooe- eon-oololdeqvof'oflove; '_|-....¢.‘_I. _c.'-.g,-‘o;.c..._........-'..3’.....~'o~‘.=V-.‘.;s ‘ik- L ‘ ‘<,, ‘ i‘ . I .,_,¢.,,.‘g . _.. .... r. .. . — o v-‘- » - -~..«,» uni: one cistern. Bank barn 40'} 60 and other outbuild? 342... sarcasm-sass as. mean Good am. c... m mgsxes. mg; arenas, gay. 13%;?!“ $§3§i°..§°2§tmi’§ih‘"r§é‘i saws . tro .;. -. rn,'sos, .i a - $%§?m&?2;13tber EEirhs, poultry bousteé other mee‘ 11' '5'. 2' “7%.”; MM}: ' » v thin o s quic . __ . - H . _. .u ., ' tfiflisi White‘s? 33:. 65" 6,, , 'nn wwmehm I. ‘~-rswr..ri\np.;, . WEST-g good farm * lth 11 cows. equipment 'um pro- 01'“ “Rh-“"1101?” mlrond. Address C_ care M. duce, only ‘81“,000; cash fiieeded page 22 Strout's 3- Fa ,'M_t«_01menih M1011. _ » ihfiscxffhi’nim}dwiid‘ifn.Fidgflsffiiéif WELLMEOU ; euv mo: eoere‘oinscr FROM row. meue..lale Owner-'5 , . . c. All «kinds:" ‘v red-priests: Address “M. - '0“ in “me’ 3m“ be"; Nothing .befiwe 8“" ii."‘cere'.Michinn. u:ines|"FarminK.*Mt. Clem. .' rdunded'lby prosperousis'ettlei-s.‘ vi-Flret class mar- em. MM]. . ' 1 .. ‘ ‘7“ -. .. — Price $15 one.ng on easy terms. * Arbor, . i ‘ninmummmlmmnuImmumlumml {state why ,Hlllfioatstandlng feature y , ~ rabbi situation during August was . :thfi:j%ieat"difference in 7price- be.- tween’t' 9 different grades of 'meat and the differential between various cuts Irom the same grade. ‘ ' For. example, the difference be- ed as high as 20‘ to 25 'cents. 'a best grade of'fr'esh “beef‘from steers and‘ fresh beef. from. cows “reached 8 '§9_"130.-.°99t3 a. Pomld- : The-Maw demand fr‘or; chemo beef “toward " the sinceflast January. . ° difference in the Wholesale p'ricesiof various cuts, from the same ' animal. ‘ With» a reduced hog supply,= there has been, a. good demand . for. fresh pork, which is marketed from current , production. The prices .of smoked mentahave been somewhat lower than during July. .‘ -. - ' Light hogs are still at a premium, since the people want. chops from light loins.’ Loins weighing from fourteen to sixteen pounds, have been selling at Wholesale six to eight cents a pound cheaper than loins weighing from eight to ten pounds. Experieced pork men insist that chops from the heaviervloins are just as good. 'Some even maintain that: the heavier'hog'is more likely to» be well finished. , Moreover, fresh pork shoulders which are‘q_uite,nutritious and pal- atable, have been selling very cheap-‘ 1y as compared with loins “(whence come pork chops) from‘the same an— imal. Bellies from heavy hogs have been selling at wholesale for less than the dressed carcass cost. The'belly, the bacon cut, is one of the choice cuts of the hog, but heavy bellies are at a disadvantage. " ' ‘- quite wide in the case and pork. . ~ The'price of lard shows change, thei'tonebf the market be- ing slightly better. September lard year“ - September , $18.45." ‘ I , _ . , ' September ribs closed on August .30, 1919 at $21.87; 'on' August‘30,’ 1920 at $15.05.‘ ’. - From the Producer’s “Standpoint The elements in the August sit- uation are of‘ particular interest Lto the live stock-producer. "One " is lard." .‘closed (at meat, 'this spread being caused ‘ in . good part ,by, the decreasedvalue of ,- hides and by-products. «The other is the- better export-demand ' for pork , .prbd-ucts during~'Aiigiis't.' , , .f' It..is customary. at. this season of ; theayea-rzrto-receive fair exportjo‘rd'ers , from-EuroDe, but‘ohe revival of these’ 3 orders» is especially gratifying at SPEND A. dayor twoeach year ‘ making suitable nesting places for ' ”_.bu'niblebees........\This confession imust- sound trivial to- farmers » rw-ho have given little thought to the _sub-' ject,‘but there is more sense to, it than appears on the surface.-. A little boy asked his mother: I I “Does God make the big trees and horses and elephants?” ’ ' His mother answered “yes.” The boy thought it over for a few minutes .then asked, I » ’.fli§s.tt . ,time .f,‘putteriiji‘g,”f_zbut ‘geh‘grgiry; he : :ha’s“ n'f'objbct‘ and the h results .will ‘siidwfst'Lth'e proper time. : . a - ., - 1 Th‘atis the wa'y_I feel about mak- ing‘ibu‘nfiblebee nests, so”; will .here , { andhow ,1 do it endutlie re- . suits’thatffollow‘. ‘ ”‘ " finial? "- 'deli ‘ a» Shi‘ossoasrrégrrssse: despise «or ‘ " .0. I » mfme tween steer loins and cow vloins rang- ‘ pound. The differential between the , .end '6£'-ft11;§-¥!;0n.th ‘ifisfitx'thé Price‘..bff. ‘ peg: ‘live ‘ cattle; to_' the highest point .- ‘ '1' f kinds .01, cash 1.;Si-milarly. tliel'é has .beenj‘a. wide The spread between “choice” cuts. and those which are less popular is of both‘ beef, little . on August 30 last year was $27.67 per 100 pounds.“ OnlAugust 30 this. the substantialspread between the, ‘price of live stock and the price of“ thisti'me on account“ of recentcondi-i’ : tions “lathe export trade: _Many Eur- _ : “Dees Godmake house flies?" “Yes”. . . ., . - . V ,. “gun, ' w puttel'in’ . {york makin’ .- ‘ Ai'larmergispeiids a: deal of 'maketiiture trouble. ~ ‘ v M . I ,_ _ W . ,, -Byscuttint the/“weeds wed . Bp-sblsbéssqsre so}: plennmlsasm‘ ‘ '- lililsfiflssffist sirens; . I I sects, and byipl-oiviif ‘ smasher seen. origins first. I I u “hear SMEWiW‘hy‘lfiwf .r " ' *7!" :. oénn mafia” , ._ y- from "hand to mouth, although stocks fin-f seine “of, these . .' combines have been very low; '_ Butter, reams sc'arc'e abroad, and there has been more demand for-“American fatsraswa consequence. There has. been better inQulries and orders for lard and dry salt meats. .On’ the whole, the ex- port trade during August has been fair, particularly the trade with‘ Scaridi’navia.- . w ‘- ‘ There has been more or lees of, a decline in the contract :price pork and lard." This is generally at- ‘tribut'edto. the lower; :prices of grains.” The seasonal demand for all ' pork products -' has been good. ‘ - . . Producers undoubtedly. noted the spread between live stock and meat prices on account »of“the decreased va‘lue»of hides and by-_‘ products. These decreases, in the assent cattle, are equivalent tolap-f proximately $2.50 per c’wtp on. the basis of live weights. For example thebeef which the packer obtains by dressing range steers‘ weighing 1,150 to 1200 pounds aliveand selling'ln the present market around .311 to $11.50per cwt. costs him just much as did the beef from similar, animals forwhieh he paid $13.50 to $14 per cwt. a year ago. He pays less for cattle-buth‘e also receives a‘ great deal less for the hides and fats.“ ~ ' - _ ' I Similarly, in discussing the price of sheep and‘la-mbs at Chicago, “the United States Bureau of Markets on August 19"s'a'idz- ' " i ’ I “Cull natives are helding fairly steady to $7.50 and $8. mostly. a big discount from" fat‘lambs but one not so surprising when the sharpr lower :valuevs‘for pelts and ‘offal'th‘aii' we_r‘e._.ciirrent;, 'a ivyea‘r “ago are duly? taken f'lnto account:- Inqeed; wne’ii; it is« taken into.‘ consideratiop that“’a£ 3 1—2c per lb. decrease in the credit value .of.pe1ts...and 1c penpou‘nd de- crease in the credit value of the offal from this timerlast year makes a $12.50,le cost,as.much in the 'car- cas .as‘.a_...lainb; costing $17 at this time last .year, gt'lie; depressed ' con’di—l ; .tion ofhthe sheep1and lamb.ma-r-li'eit~ at present isyhtozgaeconsiderable Sex- v .tent explained." . - “Du-ring. the first (three wwe‘eks = of August the sheep “and lamb trade .where the bulk~of the meat issold—7 the principal. cities-fibrin. 5 unsatisfactory. This was because the receipts at' Chicago“‘.;an‘d_ ‘ Missouri: River markets . We‘re“ Quite" liberal as "‘ compared - - with othe~ previous thirty 1‘ day, period: Moreover, the receipts were larger at Eastern markets. The result was an oversupplygof' lamb: .in the East, with considerably lower- wholesale'prices. . v .- .. L. , The decline stim_ulatejdfi;the trade-3 and this circumstance, "coupled with' ' decreased receipts of. fat lambs/suit; able for "slaughter, during: week of Augustyhasgiven» the: rage . a healthier-tone'for lambs,both snare“ ' and dressed. ' ' i p - Only moderate quantities of frazeii lamb were on‘the market”?"in’-‘1August.j Bambiebeems ners of the summer colonies and they- need protection where they can make; ‘ " nestsand rear whrk'er-bees to pollin- ate our colver seed heads in June and July. ‘ Soon after fall seeding is the time whengl like to lay thefounda'tion for my’bumblebe'e "nests! I cut the weeds and'long grass along the fences and ‘ fork the trash over against thebotr tom of the fence, then turn a fur- ‘ row to cover most of thetrash.‘ Then .. . fill, the furrow, with” and. it. i’ ,. _ . .- - There is a. double object in using (the? fence linesffor beenests. Dur- ing spring plantingtrtim‘e fence ~and; ditch weeds — are~ neglected. ‘ While , , some“ at?“ turn another furrow slice. onto we‘are busy on the land, fence weeds IV are growing, to" furnish a harbor fer _« _ many kinds of predacious _, insects" ‘ where. they. breed and multiply to tro "in countless: 2 numbers '. ,ot ‘haiinf {time on. ’ i'i'show you‘a proof and tell IIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIlIIli‘IlIIIIIIIllIIIIIIlIIIIIII if" (siécnu. ADVERTISING RATE-'8 under this heading to hoth breo on what itwuigoost for 13, 26 or 52 times. Brewery Auction sales a vertlsed here ’at special low rates: ask for them. Write today i) “is 9 . IIIIIIIIMlIIIIIIIllIIlllllilllllllllllli ‘ You can change size of ad. or copy as often a den of live stock and poultry will be sent on r‘eduest. Better still. ‘write'out whethybil enssoens' olnEoTonv, THE MIcI-IIIGAIEJI‘USINESS “amen, Mt. Clemens, Michigan. C ' IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIImIIIIIIImIImi . . .. an; to otter let uric—Icarus.- " A :s‘iytou wish. Copy or‘chanies must be‘reoeIVed jone weal: befoi‘epdatoi.of~l§ifd°- 9-} '5’ I'I ! ' 3.74:). ._ ‘ ~I "To avoid conflictino’ oates we will without dost. list the date or any live stock sale In MIChlflln. ' If you' are considering a sale ad- > NI“, us at,,on,co and we wlil'clalm the oat; . Wet-you. "Address. Live Stock Editor, M.’ 8. - .F-p Mt.-Olemons.. .’ __fi.__<_ Sept. 20. Poland Chime. J. C. Mygrnnts mdL. C. Pope & Son..St." Johns, Mich. Oct.‘ 8. Duroc-Jerseys Macomb . County .Duroc Breeders‘ Ass’n. Armada, Mich. Oct. 4.,”‘Belgian and Percheron Horses- ?Lauren‘oe P. Otto. Charlotte, Mich_ . 9 19, Ho steins Michigan ' Holstein- F‘nesian Ass'n. Jackson, Mich .‘ Oct. aggressions nowen' sine. Company Jf-leingston 00.. Howell. ich. " Oct. 26. Poland Chinas. Wesley Hue- : limit”. Mich . ' Boone—Hill 00.. cs; 27.‘ Poland cums. Blanchard, Mich. . . . . . Oct—28. Poland Chinas. Clyde Fisher 'and Mich. Chas. Wetzel do Brewbaker & E, R. Leonard. St. Louis. i ~ Oct.729. Poland Chlnas. ,Sonsil'tlgofia. Mich. c. . Poland China Sous, Elsie, °Mich. ‘ « _ Feb.. 1.‘ Poland Chime. Witt Bros. Jas- per, .Mlch. cw: ~sTocK AUGTIONEERS Porter Colestcck, Eaton Rapids, Mich. . E. 'Ruppert. Perry. (Mich. "Harry Robinson, ' Plymorithh " Mioh. l 7 ' CATTLE. \k i ju'l'l‘olstein-Friesian Calves , .u: Large and strong at‘Birti’t: =.Hcolthy ‘VirorousméTh’r'ifty auGrow. quickly into fiarge‘,"’profit'able, v producing:- COWS and? prepotentfsires. _ Raise. good-Calves: fOr‘ ‘ru‘ture' herds. ' - .vSendwtori Free Illustrated Booklets. a; 32.“.-. .v :I 'v.,h‘( .. snatsremsmsmn AASSOClK'I‘lOll "~29: Hudson “so-m grattieboro.‘ Mormons; - .v \ 4’1"" r 1 A as .UTIFM 3$TRAIQHT coconzo y’ULLI ' August It, '1020‘." The 'sire's ileur' nearest damsnloneza three. .year' «old: average overfig. lbs. butter and 690 . . lbs. milli’ 'in -‘seven days: ' The ' ' is,,;a.'daughter of a 20: lit-Jr.- two yr. .;,old. . ' Price $199,,F. O ‘3. Flint. Extended pedigree'iori 'spplicatioli. " ' LIGHT? OQLF. 308M. dam ,4;.,_«.',3,L-,GodKEIlkEfl. Filnt..Mlch'.....-..fl . } . »; .Gmw‘gyuuraowu next. herd sire. We' have gyros beautifulvyonngsters—etnisht as a line. - rgébone'd” rugged fellows. They are all by ll‘ed-JKING‘ KOIINDYKE , (but, .8';lb.i senior- - , i em, AC from splendid vindi- A. R. backing and the ,best of blood lines. ‘ ‘ ' " ' 1'.“ _,.;,Wri.t9 $9.1: 9!.“ sale “at .LBOAROIAAII FARMS ) V JADKSON. MIcl-I. I ' Holstein Breeders Since 1906 \ .; WOLVER,lNE1§TOcK FARM REPORTS 'GOOD V sales from their herd” We are well pleased'with - fie :calves from our Junior Herd Sire ‘1Kihg,'Pon- ‘ c‘Lunde Korndyke Segis" Vvvho is a. son of King-mi the, Pontiacs" {rum a daughter of. 'Po’n- tine Liothllne De Kol 2nd. A ten. bull calves- for, sale. »T. »W- Sprague.‘ R 2.. Battle'Greek. Mich. - “‘“AN INTRODUCTION ' Mr. Dairy Farmer, Mr. Holstein Breeder meet King Flint ALL THREE are working to a common increase the“ pm_ _ auction of Michigan Dairy herds. I - ~ a, We believe all three should Workvtogether. We. feel sure that no Michigan bull has ever been better equipped for the work. erage‘ of 3.8% fat; a. them all to stay in Michigan. Davison, , Mich. We have it on high authority that there are none better individually. _. His three nearest dams each averaged to produce 100 lbs. butter and 2,100 lbs. milk per menth for 3. 'His dam‘ is one of Michigan’s greatest family—three tull sisters that have produced over 30 lbs. butter in seven days, two or them pro—. ducing over 700 lbs. milk, and two of them producing more than > 1,000 lbs. butter andv21,000 lbs. milk in ten months. His sire is the direct descendant of three generations of 30 lb. cows and two generations of 1,200 lb. yearly record cows. His first three sisters to enter yearly test will each produce more than "800'lbs‘. but-termand‘I-l'lfloo«lbs. milk as heifers.~ Let KING FLINT Help Yonlmprove Your Herd Through one of His Sons A son of this great young sire suited to head any herd in Michigan, grade or purebred, can be secured in Genesec Countyand we want Write usabout your herd, tell us' what you need and what you feel you can afford to pay. and let us help you find just whatyou want in Genesee County, the center, of Michigan’s long distance dairy _ cattle. OEIIRIOA FARM . "*‘~.“-““rr ‘ ELMOR'EST STOOK FARM W'altcr T. Hill, ‘ “W ’l _ G. L. Spillane & Son 00. ~. lull lactation period with an av- Clio, Mich. ,' '2‘. N. TBALL. ..' ' FELIX Business Farmer. 'l‘hey We both Write them. in care of. this, paper. arrange "your sale, etc.‘ weekly l l“ s DIVE-STOCK FIELD MEN a.“ . . wrrr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. g ‘ ' One or tlie‘other'df‘the‘ above well-knmvn experts will visit all live-stock sales of ::importance in Michigan. northern Ohio and Indians, as the esclnsne Field Men of The Michigan honest and c'ompetentfmen of standing in their lines in Michigan 1nd they will represent-any reader- of this weekly. at any sale, Their service ,is free to you. They work exclusively the interests of Michigan's OWN live-stock » ..:. . Cattle and Sheep Horses. and Swine. aoaeaaeeeleo making bids and. purchases. They will also help you' {>. ., ,ws WON! Got first or secé’nd in 'every class shown at Michigan State ' Fair beside . capturing Junior Champion heifer and reserve ribbons. ' for"'type and' as for production, these .young ani- mals have the records- behindntheni, sired by. 33 lb.‘ nd 36 lb. bulls out or dams up to 32 lbs. 'A few good bulls nearly ready for service. Herd under Federal Supervision. . 'HILLCREST STOCK FARM ‘ ' ~'0rtonviiie. Mich; or write . . I \ John P. Hehl. 181 Orisv'mid 8t,. Detroit, Mich.‘ MUSOLFI' BROS.’ HOLSTEI‘N We are now booking orders tor {mung bulls from .. King Pieter .5H9.‘ yons 170506. All from A. R. 0, dams with credible records. We test annu- ally for tuberculosis. erite for pric- es and further information. 'MusolfI Bros., South Lyons, Michigan Buttered Holstein-Frieslan. sired by 39.87 lb. bull and from heavy' producing young cows. hose other!“ Terrace and win‘ is. priced cheap it bldeoon. '~ ~_-V . Elwoli. Mich. HARRY 'I’. .TU-ls. r‘ ‘ {fig . . -. -.._m. ‘4 . -m.._..... ._.r . RQgisterecl Holsteins .- 225- A' PUBLICSAm ~ 9 ~ / - ~ .- .I Three Great Days .19‘th, Jackson. .‘Weaxiésaay, October 20th,'Lansing. Michigan _2glst." Owosso. .Il'he Michigan Hakim-Fri j .-» ...j..j.ii;+. “new. Jrn‘ . Field ~ . 'k «a w. m .< A. 9.109 _, WW? ' ”‘ “ x How's that t i i- .4 5 A ORAIIOSOII or Klilii or nu: POilTlAOS L . that will be ready for service in September whose own Sister has just made over 22lbs, of butter as a Jr. 3 year old and whose Dnm line made over 20 lbs. and we own both of them and they are due to freshen again in I‘n'nuary and will be tested. This young buy is well grOWn and a top line that could not be beat. his Dam's 1—2 sister has just made 'v'Vel' 30 lbs. ' ‘ HiA price is only $150.00. From a fully_sccredited Herd. BAZLEV STOCK FARM. Ypsilanti, Mich. Address all correspondence to JOHII BAILEY 319 Atkinson Ave. DETROIT, MICHIGAN *Herd‘ Headed by Johan Pauline De K01 Lad 236554 a son of‘Flint 'Hengervc'ld Mid and JohahkPauline DeKol twice '30 lb.'cow and dam of Pauline DeNijlander (Mich. Champion two years old.) -. . .- 7 Bull calves from dams up to 28 pounds. ' - Roy E. Fickies. Chesaning. Mich. Bastien Horsrnss“ BAOKE KRAST LINDENWOOD CHAMPION Bull born March 13. 1019: Concordia Clmmpion (30 A R. 0. daughters. above 30 lbs.) daughter of Johanna «Concordia Champion above) whose sire, has 61 A. R. 0. daughters, 6 shots 30 lbs. between2-3 and 34 white and nicely marked. at $200 if taken zit Once. Write for pedigree. EDWARD 8. BENSON A SONS HiILCrest Harms. Munson.- Mich. SOLD AGAIII that are mostly white. They are nice straight fel- lows, sired by a son ‘02 King One. One is from a 17 lb. 2 yr. old dam and the other is from a 20 lb. Jr. 3 yr. old dam. she is by a son of Friend Henrzcn'cld De Kol Butter Boy, one of the great bulls. JAMES HOPSON JR.. riwosso. Mich.. R 2. Registered Holstein cows, Heifers and Calves for sale. Your choice from $50 to $1350 each. (Tome and see. M. HAUTALA, Bruoes Crossing, Mioh. SHORTHORN We Wish to Announce to the farmers of Michigan that we are now ready to supply them with Canadian bred Shorthorn females either straight Scotch or Scotch topped milkers at, reasonable prices. , If your community needs the serv- ices ,—.ot? a high-c‘lajssfshorthorn bull, write us for our Co Breeding plan. , - > . PALMERABROTIIAIISM Established; in mass. N. . SHORTI-Iohmsinoln An‘ AconsbITE growlsims 'allil xgm‘ndllaughte‘rs; Stof Muxwulton Jupiter Zilgid93' heads our JOHN SCHMIDT a son. BeedfClty, herd. Mich. v HAT DO: "YOU VV'AN'I‘? . 3HORTHORN breeders.,_ “Can.” put you in touch will) host milk or be'ef strains. Bulls all ages. Some females. “C. 'W.~ (1mm. President Central Michigan Shorthorn Association, Mc- Brides, Michigan. ‘ Sho'r'tlmrns a‘t Farmers" Prices FOUR SCOTCH TOPPED BULL O’ALVES UR HERD SIRE nonnéxms SEGIS OLISTA , His“ sire a 30 lb son of Lakeside'King Segla» Albnn De Kol. His dam. Glista Fenella. 32.37 lb. Her (lam, Glista Ernestine, 35.96 lb. ms three nearest dams average over 33 lbs. and his forty six nearest tested relatives average over'30 lbs. butter in seven days. We ofler one of his sons readyxfor service. ‘ e - * STOCK FARMO. GRAND RIVER Gorey J. Spencer, Owner. Eaton Rapids, Mich. A FOUNDATION TWO REGISTERED HOLSTEII‘I HEIFERS 16 and 19 mos. old, sired by a 29 lb. and 27 lb. bull. Dam of older one a 14 lb. junior two year old. well bred, good individuals. Also a fine male calf from a. son of the great King of the I’ontiacs. Calf’s dam a '20 lb. cow.“ . - For particulars address H. VANS . E Eau Claire. Mich. FOR SALE REGISTERED HOLSTEIN BULLS nearly ready for service from good A. R. 0. Wm. Grifiln, Howell, Mich. dams, also bull calves. _ MR MILK PROO’IIOER :. —!eur ~problem is more MILK. more BUTTER. more. PROFIT. per cow. f A non of Maplecres Application Pontiac— 82052«—from - our heavy-yeariy-milking-tood-but- _ r- rd dam. will solve it. '_ g t , ple’creat' Application Pontiac'l dam made to. 1‘ gm butter in 7 mm 1344.: lbs. butter 2 421.2 lbs. milk lotus am He la, 'one -of the greatest long distance lites. armrest“- s" “or “to. i = . , mar amen r our sons. mess-Tight end 'hot‘too (or the Average - his: tgmer. - » ‘ ‘- .. a ‘2 under one year old. These are all-roam and choice individuals. FAIRVIEW FARM F.‘ E. Ieyd ~ . Alma, Michigan suonrnonus 5 bulls, 4 to 8 mos. old, all rosns, pail ted." Dams good milkers, the farmers' kind, at“ tarni- ers’ prices. . .. s F. M. PIOGOTT & SON. Fowler, Mich. EGISTERED AND cows and heifers for sole, $75 .to- $200. MEIER BROS.. Byron, Mich. N BREED- HE VAN BUREN 00. SHORTHOR‘ . ‘ ‘ hoth' milk ers' Ass'ociatio'n have 'stock for sale. and beef breeding. , ' Write the secretary. FRANK IAILEV. Haniord. Mich. SHORTHORIIS °""' “ "-w . AT OLD PRIQE.- Wm. J. BELk. Rose City, Mich. Olay ‘Bred .Shorthorn bull from a. heavy producing dun. W ‘S. HUBER. Gladwin. Mich. KENT OOUNTY .SHORTHORN BREEDERS' sgess A LEFT ' Oil! Ass'n are otl’ering bulls and heifers for sale, All Sell the scrub‘ Efill’buy a. purebred. . E., AAI. Sec'y. Caledonia. Mich. For SilesnMHking snorthorn Buils‘from two to 1-6 me. old. day. Yearly records kept.’llerd tuberculin tested. 3A8. 'I'l. EWER. R 10, Battle Oren. Mich. __every breeder_ Can use M. B. E's Breeders’ Directory to, good advantage Sire “is a 27.33 lb. son of 9. 30.61 1h. bull, whose sire is Johanna . 2 Dam is an 18.93 lb..2 year old (ass - Colantha Johanna Champion, He has big g'rowtliy fellow. ready for heavy service Guarantecds sure breeder and especially priced Bull calf last advertised sold but have 2 more. mmunity Club , ._. ..;peldinq. Mich. o HERD ' Avonduie _ I. represent 41 GRADE lSHOR‘I‘HOI‘IE . Dams giving 40 and 50 lbs. por'“ fifilnos;_* .‘l‘so I... H - JO ..fihu:£os.;ulalsrow smaller ones. I. E. g R BALEJOLLED DURHAM BULLS. AND ’ Oxford Down Rams. DoGARMO. Muir. Mich. .r . mm on . erNs ‘ n - ‘HEREFOBDS ‘ — REGISTERED HEREFORD DATTLE .. ~Kinz Repeater No. 718941 heads our herd. , A grandson ,of the Undefeated Grand Champion Repeater 7th No. 386005. We have some fine - bulls for sale and also some heifers bred to Re- peater. Tony B. Fox. l’roprietnr. “ THE MARION STOCK FARM. Marlon, Mich. MEADOW BHDDK HEREFOBDS Bob Fairfax 495027 at head of herd. Regis- ‘2 N .. Mob." ’ ’S‘ale Circuit ‘ Oct. 26, W'esley Hile, Ionla, Mich. Oct. 27, Boone-Hill‘Coq Blanchard. Oct..28, Leonard & Fisher, St. Louis. Oct. 20, Chas. Wetzel & Sons, Ithaca. Oct. 30, W. Brewbaker & Sons, Elsie. ill These firms,’members of the Cent- ral Michigan Poland China Breeders’ Ass’n, will offer to the public an of- fering of such Poland China hogs. as Zolan’d‘ c J. C. ~MY GRAN TS Sept. 295’ 1920 AND will offer at public aliction at the farm of J. E. Mygrant’s og ‘v Sale - L.C. POPE & SON 2 1-2 miles This'service is free to the live stock industry In meme... ». , to avoid. conflicting sale dates - ‘LET “THE BUSINESSFARMER” CLAIM YOUR DATE l I , .1... v Young now due. M13 of BIG TYPE. brooding. to {snow in Sepumbu. fipring,bosr_resdy for I ship o.-o. D.. any express and rodster In buyer's name. tel-ed stock. either sex, polled or horned, mostly west and 3 1-2 miles north Of St. Johns ' any age. Come and look llcm over. have never been oflered in the State ~ " ..EARL c. McOARTY. ad Axe. Mlohlsan.. before_ At these sales, held at the . 3 no HEREFORD 3.1mm“. AL“) above named places, the farmer will H d as F n w ° know or 10 or 16 load! fancy out-Ht! find Poland China, Hogs that will fit _ - o 8' Shorthorn and Angus steers 5 to 1000 lbs. his exact n d t d ork _ . Ownexis anxious tg'selgl."vgllihfieldbuly so. for the 68 S. 0 Not “C? 1:310? P . 13 Spring Boars, 19 Spring Gilts and 10 Fall Yearling Guts. comm 58 on. . a . a f e . OWL ' same amoun 0 ea COH- - . . . . . ese a e h . filmed This Is an Opportumty at r t e tops of 2 herds as good as you will find anywnere. HEREFOHDS which time, these firms win 3811* to Every hog double immuned and shOuld be safe from cholera. the highest bidder sows and boars of ' - V 0 (10W: “alvfespggu‘l‘ge’bfelgn such class as are certain to make Write to} catalog to 1' re 61 GTS O ' T ' ' . m for sale breeding stock of the highest merit. J. E. MYGRANTS or L. 0. POPE & SON _ i] b n- t l t d .001. Harry A. Eckhardt, Dallas . » .c so u 5 no tea 6 - City, 111., and 001. Ed. Bowers .ot St. Johns» Mich- .* Ind. will do the selling. These men I : nw raw. . one“. are the real articles as live stock Send mail bids to A. D. Gregory, Ionia ,Mich. salesmen, and it will do the breeder . ' . and farmer of our ood state and 1111.. Dinner at Noon. Will meet pal-Hes at t'rnln until 11:80 sale day. Hardy Northern Bred Hereford: t m t f g ‘ u-nuann FAIRFAX 0:2:an HEAD or BIRD 0 amoun ° 500d to be at these _ 8 go this year’s calves for sale. 10 bulls and 10 sailfsl If for Bathing more than edu- Mich o a N c on. ca 0113. stand oint nd t at ac— oonard's a. 'r. P. 0. See my Exhlblt at . I-' 3 .EE ntuo all: A’ D .Ionu MuGREOOR. Hart-Irvine. Mich. quainted V M1 cph is gem Saga State Fun A" ma double immum.‘ pub. DUBOGS 9mm", ' ' g ’ as he sale Oct. 28. Get your name on mailing list. 0- L. POWER. Jerome. Mlch. ANGUS never before, as a. state that produc- E. n. LEONARD. n a, or. Louis. uloh. V es as good hogs as any state in the ‘ ' 30‘" Sprlng and Fall Boar Plus from 1:253 'z'lfifits‘fiyéfifi.‘ “nmn- It is up to the farmer t0 prO- “E 1?ng gals; Patna ‘t’E'flweZt'ismim' Write fox-"willifrggngetgrrl bred 81“ and dam' Swine m ri hi: and m priced 331%.“; Cour duce'hogs better and more quality. ed ’po'firfi- c_&sPIE°R,aEvari, Mlch. " E. £.-cALI(ms, R '6. Ann Arbor. Mich. momma“: gfigTinnglfffifgm "he". Quallty brings the top price on the ‘ ‘ ‘ Open inarke’t. B. 1-I P. c- spnlue BOARS’ SIRED By w"_. "7908- HI" Crest Farms. _Brod and ODD" 30W! ‘ - ‘ Write for catalogs to the above D «ifs Kérilf Bob. out of filming} 1521“??th 52‘ 1.3331“ Elsi-“£02? 133‘: gm“? {3%} t100 131181;} ‘ 0 ' - is er’s nt. All immune w on a ma - “ . ‘ ml; . o I e on, in ,, The Most Profitable K‘nd firms or the Sec'y of the Ass001ation.- mm John D_ Wiley. Schoolmm Mich. Guinea 00. Newton .9. Blank, Perrlnton, Mich. Mr. A. D. Gregory, Ionla, Mich., . DUROC BOARS FROM PBIYE of forming. a car load of grade dairy heifers will. represent Michigan Business ’ - . ’..T COU‘ITY’S heaviest milk DIO- . - WINNING STOCK {lifé‘elmltjgbliic‘iufif spur; bred ANGUS hull (Er t3; Farmer as fieldman. and Will take BIG TYPE POLAIDS . ready for service. Geo. B. Smith, Addi- efgtrfilixrrl: beef. type for combination bee I care of all mail bids which readers of by Ir‘lvyintégdfl)?ngoguingerélutwgf 0&6]er cgglcimgég: SOD. Mich. “(gag lfot shipmetntsmasscmtbled at GLENWOOD thls paper place with him. Be at the 30y, LoDng Viquperba,PSmootl% \Vtfilder 3rd, and AM OFFERING OM l or promp s pmen . ' ' ' range’ es. oines. riced 0 se . ~5.3 E HIGH CLASS Methods explained in SMITII’S PROFII‘ABLE sales In person» If pOSSlble- w. CALDWELL a son. Sprlnuport, Mlch. _ STOCK FEEDING. 400 pages Illustrated. , , . _ °E°' 3' SM'TH' “d'm' M'm' Central Mmhlgan Poland China L s P Foun CHOICE srnma AND FALL ggmfi§s°$§ewpflce§a£éuin (all gm" bred f" sep‘ . p 088. . ' , 7 boars left. ‘A few extra nlco lzllts w. c, GULRNSEYS Breeders Ass n. left bred foor April furrow. l W h Mllan;TIcIl:>l.?R H. . SWARTZ Schoo craft c . . AUS¢ . ' ’ film's?“ F9“ igT-E- t} :35;- fimmm E. R. LEONARD, .Presq St. Louis. BETT- DUROC OARs Ann ems $25 To $60 (183714§“4WR: filrflaughnt‘exa (3116 lb. fat at 2 L2 0 A BOONE Sec _Treas Bla ch rd 1:?! AfiflysAl-lql'éo G-F BREE: 180W risbcLE. ouch. Satisfaction guaranteed. Visitors welcome. Years old. de,lDagna of 'llillhurst (35969) A. ' ' ’ ‘ ‘ '9 n a w‘jrcal HAGE‘LSTHA‘N‘?‘ Rfizéggfnmgh. AUSTIN STOCK FARM, Bloomingdale, Mich. R. 543 lb. fatst 2 1-2 yrs. old. 1 bullf “Kt-.1112 (Roland China Breeders are urged to join this ' mind‘lf °§h§lnill3§§e blgffillmglt {3:1510 paw 033m to assucm‘mm' write the secretary‘) Am Oflorlng Large Type Poland China Sows “name “as C . . l ‘ I investllfigtéhg’nil‘icessaggd godlzrelfuon allialilggtlon- f1hrte to lamprenge llilt reasonable prices. Also i 7 Can furnish stock‘not akilEl-rglzson ygaErlE .. . €98". - a plea. no or on . , ' ' S cum-3 FISHER. R3. St. Loulsu Mich. $33,313 gullylmtelged for em? m} um“ SW T ‘ F. HEIMS & 80H Dnvlson Mich Sire was champion of the world, his Dams \ ' ' ’ sire was grand‘champiolx at Iowa State Fair. Get DUROCS ' _ ORDER YOUR BULL OALF NOW I} grand champion while the getting is good. Book- ‘ ‘ ' for later shipment. Let me send you a real Ded- mg orders now. Bred zllts are all sold, but have 0 te‘tilttfi‘lr .. .. .. M. . 19 .23“ r T was: °i Im- - ' - . . , 0|" ams. C - 81‘8 inn . BPS an HOWE. 1 so open - _ or bred for Sept. furrow. to BIG BOB. Herd Bo“ inference only—No' 129219 JERSEYS c. I-:. GARNANT. Eaton Raplds. Mlch. 1919 Chicago International . - POLAND CHINAS . ' - Nobgmggfngleorx‘ilalsifgd Jurl'lgh’ll‘lfigg'sslfilchess . WITH QUALITY 353:? will”: 8%., val-“.139 4th Pme 17- Yeadmg 118536 0mle s158393 thifigg {a}; £11ng 0‘“ 0‘ We“ 0‘ elem and Detrolt, Jackson. ad. Rapldg and Saglnaw. 1919 BOOKING gEREES‘FggngéIgS AT $25 J, 5- MVGRANTS- 3‘- “hmv Wch- B ' ' M‘ Pottorvllla. Mich. ‘ - of capacity, type and beauty. . 0R 8 ‘: Ilih‘fififi’ltulmir‘flifi Sher Mich. B I G T Y POI-“m ' . BrooklAvttgr £315... E.'§3.°°cs.fig‘.§nn:gw . y. cIIINAs JOHN cnousnwz-n- Carleton Illoh ' ’ Samuel Odell. Owner. Adolph Ileelz, Mgr. Noting to Offer at present. . DEROC JERSEYS, .FALL BOARS, WEIGHT ' T ' u on SALE—REGISTERED JERSEY CATTLE, MOSE BROS" 5" chafle" "M‘- “52? £25033}; Six-ad by a 800 lb‘ boar' Duroc Jersey 80w: and am: bred for Aua. and 130th 80X. ‘ Register of lllOl‘lt testing done. c' E“ ‘ AIhlflyI MIOh- ‘. .R4.Lk 0ds.M'ch. .. ' ' _ J L CARTER a o c sa I THE LARGEST ale TYPE P. c. IN MIC". Duroc sows and gilt: brad to Walt's King 82949 "ROG 3 NE YEAR OLD THOROUGHBRED JERSEY Get a bigger and better bred b0“. pic from my who has and more prize winning pigs at the Beach 0”” and 9”“ '0' 93'0 at 525' W 350 ' bull for sale. Price reasonable hard, at a reasonable price. Come and see In. State fax” in the hat 2 years than any Other Du' "Satisfact‘ mud and regiawred in buyers name' ’ GEO. KELLER. Remus, Mich_ Expenses paid if not 113 represented. These hours we board‘ Newton Bamhafi' st‘ Jam" Mic," shouts. lggitoggarznlteed' These are big brown” Ill sen-ice: L’s Big Orange, Lord Clansmsnt “neuron”. Fkfia°m£+n P m MI h MPROVE YOUR JERSEY HERD WITH ONE Oranse Price and Ls Lona Prospect. MEIADOWVIEW FARM REG. DUROO JERSEY . av on. o . of our Majesty buns. W. E. LIVINGSTON. Parma. Mlch. 0353 Spring pigs for sale. FRANK P. NORMINGTON. lonla, Mich. L T P C - 5- MORRlsv Fam'ngton. "FOIL ‘ O . O I . l!!:.'-.."'l.'l.'l The Best 8C “Ce, 8. 00 son 0 c rice, gran _ nu. FOR SALE—REGISTERED AYRSHIRE champion of ‘the‘1 world in 191 , A150 have a King. a splendid grandson of Orion Cherry lng. . bulls and bull calves, heifers and heifer calves. litter of 7 pigs. 5 sows and 2 hours. sired by Write, or better still, come ad select your own. advertlse in The Michigan Bus- Aha, some choice cows._ _ Prospect Yank, II son of the $40,000 Yankee, Iriced reasonable. Inwood Bros. Romeo, Mich. . _ - rmouv anos.. R a. Vmar. Mlch. that m ¥reTHumm¥e%L Lu“ W h "LE “w” "a" um “a” “may iness Farmer. It Will be worth T - - r . I. o . » . . , _ r I . . [G "PE P o sows 0F cum“ 3"“ {Msxina slim? bred to Mod‘giigherry Kim 103. yourwhlle to read the livestock . . . - or us. an apt. arrow. me you! wan . ‘ - - S E 671,111.} meg t: Bflt Bone Islam: Boulder fig. 726.- vznn N. TOWNS. n a. Eaton molds- Imb- advert’sements 1” every issue 5.. or an arrow. pring pigs e or lax. ' P0 ND CHINA Healthy and growthy. Prices reasonable. Spring bred saw: all sold. Have to keep . posted on What they M L. w. BARNES a son. Ixron. Mich. - good Sept. pin. both sex, sired by have to sell. Liberty Defender 3rd. from Col. bred dams. Gilt: ' BIG TYPE POLAND CHINA BRIO cuts, will be bred to on Orion boar for Sept. know. one fan‘boar’ spring pm bag); “L .nd tried H. o. KEESLEB. Ousonollr. Mmh. own While they last. Y LARGE TYPE P. 0. HOWLIY 3308.. Ion-m. mun. Adtezo choice bree slits [gr sale. {all I "Y M b C ‘ F. C _ 5‘1 f w In. some "1' ‘00 WOW“ 0 ex“ onus ALso sows AND P as. A THING ‘ acorn oun y's lrst onsngnment e o . breeding. Gilt: bred to ORPHAN'S SUPERIOR ,0“ “at. pound 0mm of m u. "t W ' he by BIG ORPHAN'S EQUAL by BIG BONE - v_ V flu, in an; ' . ‘ sills. was «llfir mil... Saws-3r so; P U R E B R E D D U R 0 C J E R 5 E Y5 only.an A. _ ’ :flgomm “Fm; . m... To be held at Armada Fair Grounds the last day of the fair, ‘ hreo livery to mltgnbL‘nK. JOHNO. BUTLER. Portland. Mloh. October 8, 1920, 5,335.5.9.“ meg, E FARM To consist of 30 head of open gilts, spring boars and a few sows with suckling pigs. ' WALNUT ALLEY "' ”' omit"? “é” “1 “man's till: - - ‘. oars now 2nd, t a peg rp .n upenor an nu In 9 » . . h G t d f u windy for! new Also 3 an boon by toga-mugs i1muse.lB A low Macomb County Duroc Jersey Breeders Assocmtlon omes. e your or er in on a pas or am [' was on with b n p v one. oars n - ~ ‘ ‘ , , going to price them right. .g‘ifif 01mm”, 1m.” Sud, Smooth Wand", ' For Catalog address J. E. Ruppert, Perry, Mich., . , . GREGORY grin): Giant Imd W. B.II Outpost. Visitors wel—l‘ Robert Jr Chase, Armada. Mich. Auctioneer. “mini MiCh- vi). a. Human. Hanover. Mich. v ‘ \ BREWERS ATTENTION! o l C sows FOR SA LE If you am'plxnning on a sale this year, write us now and 0 0 o ’ ‘ CLAIM THE DATE! . " - on: or 1H: agar nun. III' moment ' ~ ., «,2 Choice i‘divid. on - -a:r~:~-. in" :‘ . ma 4. “‘4‘ £42- _ J. CARL-“JEWISH, «Vt is R .. I ‘h . 5;. "L Lune ‘ mu: 7 .7 eiicial- bumblebees] M . Bees are attracted to_flowers by the sweets they find there. Clover (mp! at the'florets'of 'red clover are is a‘vhoney producing plant, but the about three-sights of an inch deep. and the nectar 'lies in the bottom, so , that honey bees have difficulty in ‘_reaching it. But bumblebees have longer tongues than other honey gathering bees and for this reaSOn they have the advantage in a clover field. ' Red clover is not self pollinating so that cross pollination is necessary in fertilizing the florets to produce seed. The florets are so nearly clos- ed that pollen can neither get out nor in except by some carrying agent and hence the value of bumble bees in clover that is being grown for seed. , Bumble bees are big awkward tel- lows with a lot of hair on their bod-‘ ies. They blunder around the clover 3blossomsgand get pollen. mixed thru amongst their hairs and" knOck off some of it which reaching down into the deep florets for nectar. I In this way a new seed is started into life and the bumble bee goes to the next floret or to the next CIOVer head, often visiting 50 or 100 heads before leaving for its nest. Nature times the development of the embryo seed to have it in prop- er condition to receive pollen when the nectar is the sweetest. When bumble bees are protected they hatch in large number and become more plentiful in June and July than ,at - any other time which accounts for the formation of more seed in the‘ blossoms that ripen in August and early September. ' ‘ Clover florets may be cross pollin- ated by lifting a grain of pollen out of one floret and depositing it on the stigma of another floret on an- other ciOver plant. Careful judgment is needed to de- cide when the pollen is ripe enough to select a stigma that is in a recep- tive mood. As for me I would rather putter around in the fall laying the foun- dation for several thousand bumble- bee homes to be occupied neXt spring. Then I like to walk through the clover fields .in summer and to watch the bumblebees and smaller insect life busily working, as nature intended they should. TACKLES FARM PROBLEMS , (Continued from page 7) grain and the consumer that buys the finished product, or, as Mr. Baruch himself puts it: ‘Between the farm- er and the mouth of the consumer.’ t'Mr. Baruch became interested in the subjest of farm marketing while he was a member of the war indus- try board during the war. As the head of that board he made all the purchases for the United States gov-' ernment and the allies. He discover- ed then, he says, that the farmer was robbed of his profits. The farmer may receive good prices for his pro— ducts, but someone else the profits. Farm prices may mount to the skies but the mysterious cat continue to get the cream. ~ “Mr. Baruch came to Kansas in his private car. He stopped at var— ious marketing centers. He talked along the way to farmers and profit— eers. He suggested to them that something was wrong, somewhere. They all admitted it. He told them that it should be corrected. They all denied it. They said it couldn’t be corrected. He said he was on his way to Kansas to find the solution. They said ‘Barney, it can’t be done.’ “ ‘And that,’ Mr. Baruch told the farmers in Topeka. ‘is just the kind of a problem I like to tackle. The kind that all these gentlemen tell me cannot be solved. I am out‘here to help solve it.’ “The first study Mr. Baruch will make is 015 the co-operative plants in Kansas stores. elevators, organize“ ations and warehouses. He will con- sult members of the Grange. the Farmers’ Union, the f county farm agents, the agricultural college—all with a view to the possibility ..of solving the problem by co—operative methods. He‘will visit farm homes .',and small towns, Aft-er he makes- " his trip through Kansas he «will con- ifer again with the state board of ag— riculturexandj inform the . Kansas ' to his“ conclusions and, thin ‘ * r I, '5 I a , will DuraanI-s. she bred sews Giltl In measures. relic es. 9:. Lens. 1min . BERKSHIRES LARGE ENOLISH‘ RECOROED BERKSHIREO. Bred gilts and spring pigs for sale. PRIMEVAL FARM. Osceo. Mich. . ‘2 A1 m, vine-sane claim , (Foe CALI—REGISTERED oxron ' ' ‘ s W Prices to sell. - ~ I JOE MURRAY 8: SON, Brown City. Mich. Rx REGISTER“ ‘iiiilPSiilllEfiiI‘NS' . -'. ’ouh‘c’isi’iméa‘é’r‘i. ‘xzdfifanilfit‘ R SALE REGISTERED HAMPSHIRE LAMBS GWJQQEUE‘ sllgiiuozd 1d Wgfil: your wants. HARRY W. OARMAN. Mendon, Mlch., R 3. YEARLINO RAMS SflnopsulnEthat have size and type GOATS - ' ' " FOR SALE‘GOATS Bucks and Does. ‘ LONE CEDAR FARM, Pontiac. Michr . GBEGOE? FARM.BEEKSHIBE8 FOB profit. Choice stock fer sale. Write your wants. W. S. Corsa. White Hall. Ill. BERKSHIBES Ans ouALI-rv noes. Weaned pigs of the very best blood lines of the breed is our specialty. We guarantee to please or nothing stiring. ARZA A. WEAVER. Ohmning. Mich, CHESTER warms CHESTER WRITE: "”"' "" "‘ "'" °' tries from A4 mam“ stock at reasonable prices. Also a. tow bred Gilt for May {arrow 3'. W. Alexander. Vault. soms Fine Chester White: rammed July 14.. 1920. Will ship 0. O. D. when 2 mos. old {or 813.50 reg. Try one. Ralph Cosens.'Levering. Mich nemsrsnrn . Prices CHESTER WHITE SWINE. either sex. Boers ready for ser- ,_ nulls, , , , r' v. JONES, mm. mm a. r. c. No. 5 Hamsmnns BOARS REABY FOR SERYIGE Also Brod Sow _ W. A. EASTWOOD, Chesaning, Mlch. HAMPSHIRES OF QUALITY. SPRING BOAR pigs only for sale now. . JOHN W. SNYDER St. Johns, Mlch.. R 4 IIMIPSIIIRES OF QUALITY Some exceptionally fine young spring boars. They are extreme individuals, with best backs, feet, belts and breeding. They carry the Exalt- ed Approval and Mose Messanger strains, at a sacrifice price. Call or write OUS THOMAS. New Lothrop. Mlclu‘ 0. I. 0. lo. I. C. a CHESTER WHITE SWINE. BOOK- ing orders for Aug. and Sept, pigs to be shipped when 8-10 wk. old. Sired by three of the best boars of the breed. CLARE V. DORMAN. Snover, Mich. . 0 l G GILTS BRED FOR SEPTEMBER FARROW Everyone guaranteed safe in dam also a few choice spring pigs, either sex. F G BURGESS Mason, Mich., R S MUD-WAY-AUSH-KA FARM oflers 0. I. 0. spring pigs, also special summer prices on breeding stock in White Wyandottes, Barred Rocks. White Chinese Geese and White Runner Ducks. No more can t ' season. DIKE C. MILLER. Dryden, Mich. March and o. I. 039—8 Choice yOuno boars. April Mich. .pigs at weaning time. *OLOVER .LEAF STOCK FARM. Monroe, 0. l. C. SWINE—MY HERD CONTAINS THE blood lines of the most noted herd. Can furnish you stock at "live and let live" prices. ' A. J.’ GORDEN. DCI'I‘. Mlch.. R ' "SHEEP '- IT PAYS TO BUY PUR‘E BRED SHEEP 01' Pm 0N5 avenger- ud'ply express l ‘ Oxford's: Shmmfggl moggom-fiamfi ‘ PARSONSGrandLedge.Mich. 3-9 HAMPSHIRE SHEEP A few good yearling rams and some ram lambs left to offer. 25 ewos all ages for sale i for fall delivery. Everything guaranteed as represented. ’ CLARKE U. HAIRE. West Branch, Mlch, Put your faith in BETTER BREEDING STOGK For the best in Shropshire and Hampshire rams write or visit ' KOPE-KON FARMS. S. L. Wing, Coidwater. Mich. , See our exhibit at the Ohio and Michigan State Fairs. Prop. AM OFFERING FOR FALL DELIVERY HIGH class registered Shropshire yearling ewes and rams. Flock established 1890. . LEMEN. Dexter. Mich. DELAINES Hill Crest Farms Black Tops and American Merinos. Fifty rams for stud or farm trade. Farm 4 mi. straight south of Middleton, Gratiot Co.‘ Newton & Blank, Pertinton Mich. DELAINE RAMS. DOOD SIZE. WOOLY FIL- lows. Priced to move quick. W'rit'e wants to JOHN BROWN. _R 1, Blanchard, Mich. DELAIIE SHEEP B & 0 type. both sexes. for sale, ‘ F. H. CONLEY a SON. Maple Rapids, Mich. Immerso’sL‘AcK roe pa- laine Merino Rams. . FRANK R9HRABACHER. Lalncsburu, 'llom'gan I ANT A SHEEP?“ Let} American Hampshire Sheep Association send you a dandy booklet with list of breeders. rite COMFORT A. TYLER. S'oo‘y. to Woodland Ave.. Detroit. Mich. te or call on ARMSTRONG BROS.. R 8. Fowlervliie, Mich. —-NEARLY FULL BLOODED Shropshire breeding ewes. Wm. LUCE, Reed City, Mich.. R5 FOR SALE—SMALL FLOCK CHOICE REG. ‘srocn R SALE: FLEMISH GIANT RABBITS THAT are pedigreed and are well and healthy stock. male and females. Hampsllircs. 7 two year old ewes; 6 ewe lambs HOWARD SNYDER. R 2. Marion. Mloh- ‘ and 3 ram lambs. JOE KELLEY, Elsie. Mica. Chm“ 00- r . 3 SALE. name" GIANT RABBITS. iDog. reedln age, 86. Three months old pa r. . likens: Rea. IMPROVED BLACK TOP' Register-eds does 312 each. Stock pedigreed. Olal< he year 118 rams. The fltabie oarsnteed. 'r. u. LOVE. n a. "MW-u... m u g E. HIMEBAUOH. Goldwater. Mich. For Sale: Psalm-sod Flemish Giant Rabbits. Blacks and steel greys. Five and six mos. old. RUSSELL J. COLLINS. R 1. Wolverine. Mich. sumo, RAMS Fun SALE. 0000 BIO- honed. heavy shoe-rem. HOUSEMAN BROS. R l. Albion. Mich. ' POULTRY ‘BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY ‘ ml... Special Advertisements Ills-nod under this Mm at so cents per line. I!” m . mes . longer. l neat what on have to odor and and it lo. we w W I. m: re! ‘ ' Address The Michigan lust-cum Fm Advertisan Department. Mt. Clemens. WHITE WYANDOTTES. COOKERELS FROM 200 egg hens or better. fly and June hatch. $5 to $8. Eggs $2 per 15. FRANK BELONG, R 8, Three Rivers. Mich. rem/ray MAMMOTH BRONZE TURK VS. Toulouse Geese. White ekin ducks, either sex, $4 each at once. Old ducks weigh 10 pounds. CHASE STOCK FARM. Mariette. Mlchn RHODE ISLAND REDS SINGLE COMB RHODE ISLAND REDS Early hatched, free 'range cockerels from stand- ard-bred heavy winter layers. Liberal discount on orders booked now for fall delivery. VALLEY VIEW POULTRY FARM Mt. Pleasant. Mlch.. R 6 ,. wmmxrn's nan enemas Both combs. Special discount on early orders. Write for price list. INTERLAKES FARM . Lawrence. Mich. FOR SALE—THOROUGHBRED WHITE HOL- land Turkeys, each $7.25, three for $20. In- quire of JNO A. IRVINE, Chase, Mich. 0. BROWN LEGHORN COOKERELB, ~esch. ,White Pekin Ducks, $2 each. MR8. CLAUDIA BETTS. Hillsdalc, Mich. ORPlNGTONS AND LEGHORNS Two great breeds (or profit. Write today for free cataloguek of hatching eggs, baby chicks and‘ b ding stoc . CYYQOLE HATCHER COMPANY. 149 Philo Bldg. Elmlra. N. Y. $1 Box 4 PLYMOUTH ROCKS ockerels a. Hens, Leghorns, Mlnorcas, Cam- “ ., k. 0 in tons, Wyandottes, Brflllxleié. RTFrongof’oilltrynl‘agm, ARRED ROCKS. PARKS ZOO-EGG STRAIN Fenton, Mich_ cockerels which will produce flue layers next ' year $3 each. R. G. KIRBY, R 1, East Lansing, Mich. LEGHORNS INGLE coma BUFF LEGHORNS. “R” LANGsnAN hatched Cocksrels. Farm range from excel- lent hm“ 3”“ BLACK LANOSHANS or QUALITY J' w' WEBSTER Bath' Mloh' Bred for type and color since 1912. Started from pen headed by Black Bob. First prize cock RABOWSKE'S s. 0. WHITE LEGHORNS. It International show at Bafialo. Jan. 1912. Eggs $3.50 per setting of 15. Winter laying strain. Cockerels and yearling hens only for sale. "upsou. LEO GRABOWSKE, Merrill, Mich, R 4 DR- S. C. White Leghorn Pallets Will sell from ten to two hundred while they last at $1.50 each. May hatched Well bred, and from good producers, average weight about one and one—half pounds each. VALLEY RIDGE POULTRY FARM Bloomingdale, Michigan CHAS. W. Wobborvillo. Mich. HATC’IIIN G EGGS FOR SALE HAVIWEWF‘EIE nlg strain of S. C. Ii. I. Reds at $2.00 per set: ting of 15 eggs, $10.00 per 100. 'Stock of excellent type and mes. Satisfaction guaranteed. F. HEIMS & SON. Davlson. quality at all Mich. WYANDOTTE llvsr, Golden and White Wyandottes. Bargains in surplus yearling stock to make room for growing birds. Clarence Browning, R2, Portland. 4- OBE COMB BROWN LEGHORN E008 FOR sale. One'_fifty pcr fifteen eggs. “ Flemish Giant rabbits that are giants. Quality guaranteed. E. HIMEBAUOH. Goldwater, Mich. ll YOU “'ANT THIS \VEICKLY IN YOUR MAIL BOX EVERY SATURDAY, BECAUSE—- ——-—it brings you all the news of Michigan farmin ' - s V . n hldlflg the plain facts. 8 ever I -—it tells you when and where to get the best prices for \One Subscrip- what you raise! ——it is a practical paper written by Michigan men close to the sod, who work with their sleeves rolled up! -———it has always and will continue to fight every battle for the interest, of the business farmers of our hom stat , no matter. whom else it helps or hurts! ' 6 ONE YEAR.'. . . . . .31 THREE YEARS. . .32 FIVE YEARS. . . . .$8 No Premiums, No free-list, but werth more than we ask. tion price to all! — ————— . |__—— ——_—_—__—————_——_—_——_—— MICHIGAN BUSINESS FARMER, Mt. Clemens, Mich. 1. Dear Friends—Keep M. B. F. coming to the address below for . . . . . . . . . . .years for which I enclose herewith S. . . . .. . . . . . .in men- ‘ey order, check or currency. ‘ 0 Name .g.ssealo.0.toso000.00.000booooocooecoococonuts-oneuse | I l l I i l "".'.......""".'eoeeeeouIt..St’ate..o--eeg......, If this is a renewal mark an'X here ( ‘ ) 'and enclose ‘the~yellowfi I l I l i l l I I I address label from the front cover of this issue to avoid duplication. ~ 4 An overquded can-Jike the one on the left, is one of the shortest. cuts to tire trouble. ‘ .- Each size of tire is designed tolcarry q - -- ' certain load at ;a certain air pressure. Any good tireggller will be‘gzad to tell you the" proper e ‘and'pres's'ure for your .. . .. _ car. Ito welt io use oversize tires on . . > . ' ‘ cars thatfi?é‘0ften ovetftaaded,‘ ~ , . pre ‘ than 50111 'i 1 o e seem ' 9 ' - I ‘ e Pe pl « OTHING is surer. is that he allows" ideas.‘ it could thanthiggthat' Of eUStomers to be bred toenlneficburage‘ :‘ui'th'em to 7 the man .Who an atmosphere Of H’dis- gfeater (gate in eelection. b. t ' . :h _. ,. » _tr}‘1st_ fostered (a: @th the s alga-“.15? «11-1-7 small coterie, not a’t‘all-jrepa more}, they: “about. _ ‘LgszrmEd Oplmon; ofthe *regéfitafivé of; the-"motoring tires," gm: Maker they will ; .. . . I Qf coun— .publiu; k " 1“) "’f¢9m¢7{_® dflélityi 4‘71 7 ' , . to 1:083» ' NéitWevieTi‘S"; 'motoi'i’st» .of 'f' ‘ w“ -- ‘ ' l a “ A m. ‘31; ' We be” advantage »' l ‘ the »_ it takesfor a .g6 0 es me n9“, motorists gen¢ra11y toggle: SEEM-:0? the. States 1-1 ’ and then.“ " ’ V w pleteftlijeif education" is- f“ V‘Rubberé .Cudmpanvj—theey f ' But You will growing less less epery mostvg‘efpefie‘nced‘ . , , e v, season. -~ :_ e _ - - v orgamzatlon of us kmd 1n find him going right x_ 7 =r - the wonlél. ' ' in the end. _ - .~ ~ v' t' lean'motonst Is essen. ‘ ~ ; m. ‘_ 7;;9. seems- : ’54 g .e W. “W ately....m...m ~ .. Welght ‘. \ - e The United sates; Riibbér ” 7 Co“ to _when. you c o s ’ ' Company always fstood want ‘a ' For that way : The trouble with the .1 for a wider épread pf "tire errand. that Way " only-fines J } sponsible type of tire dealer, knowledge among motorists.» economy. ' ' ' numb , - . . . . . . n ‘ s . v ~ . u ~ . . . , ~ . , . . e . > - . - A . . . . . . . . v ~ , _